BACKGROUND There is a growing awareness of the importance of mental health care in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes; however, there is a lack of literature on mental health resources in collegiate settings. Identifying current practices can set the stage to improve the delivery of care. HYPOTHESIS There is great variability in resources and current practices an...

BACKGROUND Childhood obesity is a growing problem, particularly in rural, Louisiana school children. Traditionally, school-based obesity prevention programs have used a primary prevention approach. Finding methods to deliver secondary prevention programs to large numbers of students without singling out overweight students has been a challenge. An innovative approach to achieving this goal is t...

This study is a service evaluation of short-term therapeutic effectiveness and progress in therapy for participants seeking help at 42 different counseling centers across the nation. To examine the dose-effect relationship between the number of sessions (dosage) and the therapeutic outcome, 1,698 subjects were monitored through their therapy process as part of a large, nationwide counseling cen...

A pilot study was conducted with clients at a university student counseling center stress management and biofeedback clinic to determine whether mindfulness and compassion-based instruction in relaxation strategies, along with peripheral biofeedback, would reduce perceived stress, enhance perceived coping, and lead to improvement in symptoms of anxiety, depression, and academic distress. Result...

PURPOSE Medical students need close care and systematic management of their mental and emotional health during their academic tenure. This study examined the status of the current student advisory program and counseling office, the satisfaction of the current student advisory program, the core content of an advisory program, and the quality of a good advisor. METHODS We asked 64 faculties tha...