A summary of findings from a series of undergraduate class studies bearing on the similarities and differences between students using the counseling and/or psychiatric services amplifies an understanding both of student behavior and service functions. (MB)

Asian-American students in the 1966 freshman class were studied over a four-year period to determine usage of mental health services. Asian-Americans underutilized the campus psychiatric service but significantly overutilized the Counseling Center. Possible reasons related to the Asian-Americans' subcultural values explain these findings. (Author)

The freshman class entering the University of California, Berkeley in 1966 was studied over a four-year period to determine use of mental health services and characteristics, by sex, of four groups: students contacting the Counseling Center only, the Psychiatric Service only, both and neither. Approximately one third of the students were users,…