Objective: To investigate the prevalence of psychological symptoms (PS) among university students and the predictors associated with seeking counseling and psychological help among students. Participants: A total of 663 students from three Jordanian universities participated in this study. Methods: A cross-sectional, correlational design was…

This article highlights the development and implementation of an international counseling outreach program in Bhutan using a group stage conceptualization that includes the initial, transition, working, and final stages. The initial stage included a counseling initiative started by one of the queens as well as meetings with key leaders from the…

University and college counseling services face growing demands for services and self-reported increases in the level of presenting psychopathology, including need for psychiatric hospitalization. However, challenges in communication often occur between the systems of an inpatient psychiatric unit and an outpatient college and/or university…

Strong mental and behavioral health supports on campus can improve the academic performance of students and increase their resilience and ability to handle stress, with reduced suicide rates, substance abuse, and eating disorders, but this study reveals that students with mental health disabilities continue to face barriers to accessing counseling…

The purpose of this project was to develop a bidimensional measure of mindfulness to assess its two key components: present-moment awareness and acceptance. The development and psychometric validation of the Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale is described, and data are reported from expert raters, two nonclinical samples (n = 204 and 559), and three…

The paper focuses on the importance of a psychiatric orientation in an employee-counseling program through the examination of two previously unreported Job Improvement Service cases. (Author/AG)

Counseling center utilization patterns during a 2-year period for 218 international and 222 U.S. college students were examined. Significant between-group differences were found with regard to age, academic status, referral source, relationship status, self-reported concerns, counselor diagnosis, disposition, hospitalization rates, prior…

On the theory that teachers, too, have their hangups, a Maryland clinic provides free psychiatric counseling to those who need it.'' (Editor)

A new social psychiatry is needed to serve the interests of institutions at large and those of faculty, administration, and students, whose needs are seldom reflected accurately in present services. (Editor)

Reviews short-term approaches and strategies for group treatment of emotionally disturbed inpatients. Offers a sample of educational, preventive, and task-oriented treatment in groups as applied to psychiatric patients. (Author/ABB)

Study examines the prevalence and demographic correlates of suicidal behavior in a defined population of urban, African American young adults and the degree of mental health service utilization among attempters. Results reveal that despite the severity of most attempts, few attempters received mental health services in their lifetime or at the…

Article cites four areas of consultant activities for university counseling services designed to offer students a greater opportunity for their psychological well-being. (Author/RK)

The counselor assists emotionally troubled clients to recognize their problems and to accept psychiatric referral by using communication alternatives such as reflection of feeling, reflection of experience, interpretation, and confrontation with maintenance of tension. The clients can be assisted in evaluating mental health resources and arranging…