Journal article
Increasing Severity of Psychopathology at Counseling Centers: A New Look
Professional psychology, research and practice, Vol.38(5), pp.523-529
10/2007
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.5.523
Abstract
University
counseling center staff and directors have argued that there has been an
increase in severity of psychological concerns among university counseling
center clients (
R. P. Gallagher, B.
Zhang, & R. Taylor, 2004
;
G. L. Stone, K. M. Vespia, & J. E. Kanz,
2000
). A body of literature exists to support this
perception; however, this research has been criticized for focusing solely on
therapist
or
client perceptions of psychopathology, rather than
on objective data (
B. S. Sharkin
& L. P. Coulter, 2005
). In this investigation,
the authors explored changes in severity among a random sample of 827 university
counseling center clients over the course of 7 years (1999-2005) by
concurrently measuring client self-report on the Outcome
Questionnaire-45, number of prior treatments, and urgency of concern,
as well as psychologist reports of Axis I diagnosis, diagnosis severity rating,
and Global Assessment of Functioning score. No meaningful trend increases in
severity of psychopathology were found over time. Practice implications of these
findings are presented, and possible explanations for the impression that
severity is increasing are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Increasing Severity of Psychopathology at Counseling Centers: A New Look
- Creators
- Julie D. Jenks Kettmann - University of IowaEva G Schoen - University of IowaJoy E Moel - University of IowaSam V Cochran - University of IowaStefanie Teri Greenberg - University of IowaJulie M Corkery - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Professional psychology, research and practice, Vol.38(5), pp.523-529
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- DOI
- 10.1037/0735-7028.38.5.523
- ISSN
- 0735-7028
- eISSN
- 1939-1323
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2007
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Psychiatry
- Record Identifier
- 9984004195002771
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