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. 2008 Spring;22(1):12-6.
doi: 10.7899/1042-5055-22.1.12.

Student mental health in a chiropractic university setting

Lisa E Rubin  1
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Student mental health in a chiropractic university setting

Lisa E Rubin. J Chiropr Educ. 2008 Spring.

Abstract

Objective: This report is an attempt to frame the types of emotional challenges seen at a university counseling center with a unique population of chiropractic students compared with the normative college population.

Methods: The psychological complaints of students were examined to determine the population that has utilized psychological counseling over the last 2 years at this institution.

Results: THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE TOP THREE PRESENTING CONCERNS FOR INDIVIDUALS PURSUING PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING: mood disorders, relationships, and substance-related disorders.

Conclusion: The counseling center's top three issues pursued for counseling are consistent with the research of mental health issues on college campuses. Counseling services at a university are an integral part of the institution, as evidenced by statistics from undergraduate and graduate college settings.

Keywords: mental health; mental health services; mood disorders; students, health occupations; substance-related disorders.

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