ABSTRACT
Therapy with graduate students differs significantly from that with undergraduates in that many of the characteristics of graduate students are those of adults rather than adolescents. Recent economic pressures have led to the increasing popularity of brief treatment methods, such as behavior modification, cognitive therapy, and other short term psychotherapy. Group methods have also become more prevalent, ranging from traditional group therapy to single issue support groups such as for eating disorders or bereavement. The concern of students about possible difficulties that may ensue if they have been in therapy is not imaginary. Applicants can be truthful and risk rejection or deny that they have been in therapy and rely on the confidentiality policies of universities not to release medical information without their consent. Agencies differ in the nature of the information they require. Some services keep mental health records separate from the general medical record and destroy the mental health records after a specified period of inactivity.
