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Major mental illnesses are rare here, though UHS does hospitalize from 16 to 36 students per year in institutions outside the University.
The number of students using psychiatric services this year may rise substantially because of diminished student activism, Dr. Preston K. Munter, chief of psychiatry at the University Health Services (UHS), said Tuesday.
In the period from July to October, UHS's ten staff psychiatrists scheduled 1991 visits in comparison to 1853 in the comparable time period one year ago.
Statistically, more Harvard juniors used psychiatric services last year than any other class. In the same time period, Radcliffe seniors topped their sister classes in the class distribution records at UHS. During both years, freshmen were least likely to utilize psychiatric facilities of UHS.
Blevins -- one of two new doctors hired this year by UHS -- said that the fact that she was a woman played a big part in her hiring. "I'm one of their tokens," she said.