Kaz Komolafe and Frances Russell

Study analyzes college counseling statistics

Thirty-two percent of college students have received some form of mental health counseling in their lifetime, a study released yesterday by NASPA and the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Pennsylvania State University reported. The researchers conducted web-based surveys of a random sample of 21,000 students, the majority of whom were not in treatment for a mental health disorder. The office of Counseling and Psychological Services is unsure whether the survey's findings hold true at the University because only nine percent of the student body visits the office every year, CAPS director Russ Federman said. University students primarily seek counseling for depression, Federman said.