Evidence for a mental health crisis in graduate education

By T. Evans, Lindsay Bira, Jazmin Beltran Gastelum, L. T. Weiss, Nathan L. Vanderford. Nature Biotechnology, 2018

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Factors that influence PhD candidates’ success: the importance of PhD project characteristics (2019, background): “Percentages of 39–47% of PhD students suffering from mental health problems such as anxiety and depression have been reported (e.g. Evans et al. 2018; Levecque et al. 2017).”
Research self-efficacy: A meta-analysis (2021, background): “It is therefore an important variable that could be addressed by mental health programs, both because it may lead to higher RSE and through this route to higher research productivity, and because this group is especially at risk for mental health issues (Evans et al., 2018).”
Engineering stress culture: Relationships among mental health, engineering identity, and sense of inclusion (2021, background): “While concern has grown about the mental health crisis for both undergraduate and graduate students in recent years (Evans et al., 2018; Kruisselbrink Flatt, 2013; Schwartz & Kay, 2009), there is limited research on the mental health of undergraduate engineering students.”
Gender Differences in Connection to Nature, Outdoor Preferences, and Nature-Based Recreation Among College Students in Brazil and the United States (2020, background): “Furthermore, it should be acknowledged that studying for a college degree can have severe impacts on people’s mental health (Evans et al., 2018; Ross et al., 1999).”