Alright, some final words: in academia, and throughout our societies, mental health issues drift around like a light fog, ever present, clearly a bit pesky, but easily ignored. The haze can become particularly thick for graduate students as we climb our way upwards in our research and our ...
Comparing mental health issues among undergraduate and graduate students. American J Health Educ 2013; 44: 96-107.Wyatt, T., & Oswalt, S. B. (2013). Comparing mental health issues among undergraduate and graduate students. American Journal of Health Education, 44(2), 96-107. https://doi....
The mental health of graduate students is increasingly turning into one of the main issues in global health. Understanding the antecedents of graduate students’ mental health and finding ways to improve the situation are crucial for the students and the entire educational system. Purpose This study...
A new study by a team of Harvard-aきliated9researchers highlights one of the consequences of these realities: Graduate students are disproportionately likely to struggle with mental-health issues. The researchers surveyed roughly 500 economics Ph.D.candidates at eight elite universities, and found th...
In a report by the American College Health Association, 45% of students felt so depressed within the last year it was difficult to function. One in five college students have a diagnosable mental illness, but more than three times that amount — 61% — experience symptoms. Campuses struggle...
According to SCL-90,the 9 factors scores are all significant lower than norm(P0.01),and the anxiety and psychotic factors scores at first investigation are significant different from the next(P0.05).Conclusions: The graduate students have good mental health,but a few of them have psychological ...
This collection offers advice from researchers with personal experience of poor mental health and links to relevant studies. This includes Nature's 2017 PhD survey, which showed 12% had sought help for anxiety caused by their studies.
Chambers of Versatile PhD for her comments on and aid in distributing the study survey; D. Weiss, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at UT Health San Antonio for his guidance; and the GSBS for providing partial funding for the study. Lastly, the authors dedicate this body of ...
No student should be held back by their mental health, but recent reports indicate a threefold increase in mental health issues for United Kingdom undergraduates over the past six years. For international students there are unique...
Many graduate students experience mental health struggles that lead them to question their place in academia. Two scientists who experienced extreme lows in graduate school reflect on what helped them during their low points, and suggest strategies for everyone to contribute to mentally healthier work...