Word: treatments
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...some justification, that a record of their weak moments will work against them when applying to graduate school and for future jobs. Graham Blaine, Chief Psychiatrist at UHS, admits that many students are discouraged from using the Psychiatric facilities because they know that they will be questioned about any treatment they have received. Blaine, however, maintains that the fault is with the grad school and job application questionnaires and not with the confidentiality of the psychiatric records...
Although Blaine feels that the facilities are adequate in general, he admits that "we are always pressed for therapy time." A number of students are farmed out to private doctors to complete their treatment so that UHS psychiatrists can hold a certain number of hours week open for new patients...
Another undergraduate who asked for treatment was told that the UHS didn't take students for long term analysis and that he would have to find a private doctor. Later that year, he attempted suicide--the psychiatrists changed their mind and took...
...doubt that the increasing number of people using the UHS psychiatrists reflects a greater awareness among the faculty and employees of the college that the service is available. But the disturbing figure is the number of students who have to be sent to mental hospitals for extensive treatment. There were "more than 30" such cases last year: a record high. Blaine says that the increase may reflect the inability of students to take a year off without being drafted--and these are the students who are apt to feel that they are under pressure and need a change of scenery...
...psychiatrist or psychologist during their undergraduate years, where such services are adequate and readily available. Delineation of the characteristics of students who are likely to seek psychological help can be useful to psychiatric and counseling services in planning for optimum care, both in terms of prevention and treatment. This paper-presents data on students who sought psychiatric help in college and compares them with students who did not receive such help...