Presenting problems in a university counseling center were assessed in 1955 (n = 194) and 1970 (n = 206) as to their content, mode of symptom expression, and interpersonal effect of symptom. Disturbance reported in 1970 was stimulated more often by personal-social concerns than by academic matters than in 1955. Male students in 1970 were less troubled by academic failure and more troubled by uncertainty and/or dissatisfaction with vocational choice and future goals than in 1955. Problem content differentiated males and females in 1955 but not in 1970.
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