Open AccessPhDepression: Examining How Graduate Research and Teaching Affect Depression in Life Sciences PhD Students
Author(s) -
Logan E. Gin,
Nicholas J. Wiesenthal,
Isabella da Costa Ferreira,
Katelyn M. Cooper
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cbe life sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.33
H-Index - 67
ISSN - 1931-7913
DOI - 10.1187/cbe.21-03-0077
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , psychology , graduate students , depression (economics) , mental health , medical education , population , qualitative research , clinical psychology , pedagogy , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , social science , environmental health , communication , economics , macroeconomics
This interview study of 50 biology PhD students with depression examines how aspects of graduate teaching and research affect depression and how depression affects students’ experiences teaching and researching. This work identifies aspects of graduate school that PhD programs can target to improve mental health among graduate students.