The effectiveness of short-term treatment provided to 55 students treated a
t a university counseling center was evaluated. The Symptom Checklist-90-R
was administered at intake and at the termination of treatment for 41 clien
ts, and at initial intake, again after a 6-week no-treatment wailing list p
eriod, and again at the termination of treatment, for 14 clients. Statistic
ally and clinically significant improvements in SCL-90-R scores were obtain
ed following counseling for those receiving immediate treatment. Clients in
the waiting list condition did not improve until after receiving treatment
. This study adds to the existing empirical literature suggesting that univ
ersity counseling centers provide effective treatment. (C) 1999 John Wiley
& Sons, Inc.