Are we in crisis? National mental health and treatment trends in college counseling centers

Psychological Services

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 407-415

  Xiao, Henry ^a   Carney, Dever M ^a   Youn, Soo Jeong ^a   Janis, Rebecca A ^a   Castonguay, Louis G ^a   Hayes, Jeffrey A ^a   Locke, Benjamin D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College mental health; Counseling centers; National trends; Practice research network; Treatment utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85033461693     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000130     Document Type: Article

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