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This study investigated the utility of several variables in discriminating between students who sought help at a university counseling center (seekers) and those who did not (nonseekers) when level of personal adjustment was controlled. Further, the interaction between subjects' level of personal adjustment and help-seeking status was examined. Forty female university students who reported no previous history of formal counseling or psychotherapy served as subjects in a 2 (seeker-nonseeker) X 2 (adjusted-nonadjusted) factorial design. Three variables, alternate sources of help, counseling usefulness, and perceived severity of help-seeker pathology (in that order), significantly discriminated seeker from nonseeker subjects. In addition, significant Seek X Adjust interactions were found, suggesting that level of subjects' adjustment is an important variable to control in research designed to investigate the decision to seek help. Attitudinal variables were not powerful predictors of helpseeking behavior. Implications of these findings for the delivery of mental health services on the university campus are discussed.

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This study was designed to assess the utility of the Competency Screening Test (CST) as a method of determining competency to stand trial. Fifty male residents of a state forensic unit were administered the CST, These residents were later interviewed by the Forensic Team who determined whether they were competent to stand trial. The CST correctly predicted the competency recommendations of the Forensic Team in 82 percent of the 50 cases. These data are consistent with previous research, and suggest that the CST should be further investigated as a preliminary screening instrument in the determination of competency to stand trial.