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A detailed review of the literature, discussing academic mental health including environmental factors and intervention efficacy. rand.org/pubs/research_…
Found 47% of grad students experience anxiety and depression. As well finding African-American and Native American students are less likely to feel valued by their departments.
ga.berkeley.edu/wellbeingrepor…
Found mental health problems are higher in PhD students than in the highly educated general population, highly educated employees and higher education students.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Found that graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population.
nature.com/articles/nbt.4…
"Only 35% said that they found helpful resources at their own institution. Nearly 20% said they tried to find help at their home institution but didn't feel supported.“
nature.com/articles/nj767…
Discusses how to address the crisis, including better financial support, mentoring and career options.
elephantinthelab.org/mental-health-…
My take on some tangible steps universities can do to help graduate students, including increasing diversity, giving PIs mentoring training and refunding quickly.
the-gist.org/2019/11/phd-me…
"PGRs reveal striking levels of anxiety, with only 14% reporting that they have low anxiety. This compares with 41% of the general population"
advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views…
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