Nature and severity of college students' psychological concerns: A comparison of clinical and nonclinical national samples

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-323

  Erdur Baker, Ozgur ^a   Aberson, Christopher L ^b   Barrow, John C ^c   Draper, Matthew R ^d  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Counseling centers; Presenting problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746435756     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.37.3.317     Document Type: Article

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