College students versus college counseling center clients: What are the differences?

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 25-37

  Green, Judith L ^a   Lowry, Jenny L ^b   Kopta, S Mark ^c  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; College students; Counseling clients; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012005986     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v17n04_05     Document Type: Article

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