Suicide and Depression Among College Students

⁵Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to John S. Westefeld, College of Education, Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa, 361 Lindquist Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1529. Electronic mail may be sent to [email protected].

Susan R. Furr received her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Special Education, and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research interests include college student development and counselor education.

John S. Westefeld received his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently is an associate professor in counseling psychology at the University of Iowa. He also is a diplomate in counseling psychology. His research interests include college student suicide, severe weather phobia, and men's health.

Gaye N. McConnell received her MA in counseling from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is director of student life at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and a doctoral student at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include the matriculation of community college students to the university setting.

J. Marshall Jenkins received his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is director of the counseling center at Berry College. His research interests include the interaction between psychotherapy and spirituality.

This research was funded in part by a grant from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Received Date: May 4, 1999; Revised Date: October 29, 1999; Accepted Date: April 10, 2000