KQED Forum Discusses Teen Suicide
On Friday, February 9, KQED-FM's Forum with Michael Krasny explored increasing rates of depression and suicide among college students and adolescents. Lynn Ponton, MD, joined guest host Dave Iverson to discuss factors responsible for the increase, and what can be done about them.
Ponton is professor of clinical psychiatry at UCSF and the author of The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do and The Sex Lives of Teenagers.
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Forum with Michael Krasny, KQED-FM (NPR), February 9, 2007 Ponton Provides New Perspectives and Solutions Regarding Adolescent Risky Behavior
UCSF Today, May 26, 2006 University of California, San Francisco Psychiatrist's New Book Offers Inside Look Into the Sex Lives of Teenagers
UCSF News Release, August 15, 2000 Tips for Parents - Talking with Your Teen About Sex
UCSF Daybreak, February 25, 2000 Researcher Examines "Why Teens Do the Things They Do"
UCSF Daybreak, August 28, 1997
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SuicideForum with Michael Krasny, KQED-FM (NPR), February 9, 2007 Ponton Provides New Perspectives and Solutions Regarding Adolescent Risky Behavior
UCSF Today, May 26, 2006 University of California, San Francisco Psychiatrist's New Book Offers Inside Look Into the Sex Lives of Teenagers
UCSF News Release, August 15, 2000 Tips for Parents - Talking with Your Teen About Sex
UCSF Daybreak, February 25, 2000 Researcher Examines "Why Teens Do the Things They Do"
UCSF Daybreak, August 28, 1997