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Depression and help-seeking behaviors among college students: Findings from the Healthy Minds Study 2018-2019

Madison E. Raposaa Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;b Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9630-7300View further author information
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Daniel J. Smithersa Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Chad M. Colemana Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Bernard L. Harlowa Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 25 Mar 2022, Accepted 20 Nov 2023, Published online: 16 Jan 2024

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