Word: uhse
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Food poisoning has been virtually ruled out as the cause of an illness that struck about 40 Winthrop residents last week. Dr. Warren E.C. Wacker, director of the University Health Services (UHS), said yesterday.
However, Randolph Katlin Jr., Chief of Psychiatry at UHS, said that although there have been no university efforts to survey female undergraduates, the disorder "may well be as prevalent at Harvard as at U.-Penn."
The majority of afflicted women at the University probably do not come into UHS, and their disorders go undiagnosed for as long as 5 to 10 years, he added.
At UHS, group psychotherapy has proved the most effective treatment for the cases which have been diagnosed, he said.
Some counselors suggest that the fact that their office is located under the roof of UHS might deter some students from visiting, particularly if they are worried about confidentiality, and don't want to be seen seeking advice about contraception. But this situation will be ameliorated "probably before next semester...