AU - hasavari, farideh AU - seyede fazelpour, seyedeh fatemeh AU - sedghi sabet, mitra TI - View of students in Guilan University of medical sciences regarding sources of ‎counseling PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - gums-hnmj JN - gums-hnmj VO - 17 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-252-en.html 4100 - http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-252-en.pdf SO - gums-hnmj 1 AB  - Introduction: Entrance to university is a sensitive stage for the youth of every country and to ‎encounter the crisis, consultation services are needed.‎ Objective: This study aims to determine the view of students in Guilan University of medical ‎sciences about sources of counseling.‎ Methods: This Descriptive study was done on ‎‏293‏‎ students enrolled in all majors in this ‎university. Samples were chosen randomly. Data were collected by questionnaire. Descriptive ‎analytic statistics were used for data analysis.‎ Results: Findings indicated that ‎‏97.6%‏‎ of samples were in ‎‏18-28‏‎ year age, ‎‏65.2%‏‎ were ‎female and ‎‏91.5%‏‎ were single. ‎‏57.7%‏‎ of samples weren’t aware of counseling center in the ‎university and from those who were aware. Only ‎‏5.8%‏‎ referred to these centers. Overall in ‎prioritizing the different sources of counseling, parents were first and counselors had the fifth ‎place.‎ Conclusion: Recognizing that parents are said to be the most important and available source, ‎it is suggested that they have friendly relationship with their children and help them by ‎offering proper solutions. On the other hand, recognizing the counseling offices and attracting ‎students’ confidence can be a positive step toward solving problems.‎ CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - gums-hnmj PG - 44 PT - Research YR - 2007