Student mental health and funding constraints: a delicate balance.
A wide range of serious psychiatric disorders that would be progressive if untreated was observed during the first 9 months of a 1-year psychotherapy fellowship at the student health center of a major New England university. This finding underscores the cost benefits, in both human and financial terms, of having a multidisciplinary mental health center staff on campus to provide timely, intensive, and comprehensive interventions.
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Chelsea Memorial Health Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration