Burnout and Mental Health Problems in Biomedical Doctoral Students
Burnout and Mental Health Problems in Biomedical Doctoral Students
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生物医学博士生职业倦怠与心理健康问题
DOI：
10.1187/cbe.18-09-0198
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发表时间：
2019-06-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Rosenthal, M. Zachary
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作者：
Nagy, Gabriela A.;Fang, Caitlin M.;Rosenthal, M. Zachary
尽管倦怠和心理健康问题可能会对科学研究质量、学术生产力和生物医学博士培训项目的人员流失产生不利影响，但对此主题的研究却很少。最近的研究使用简短的调查方法开始探讨生物医学博士生的职业倦怠和心理健康问题。在这项试点研究中，生物医学博士生（N = 69；占美国一家大型研究机构医学院注册生物医学博士生的 12%）接受了标准化精神病学访谈和自我报告问卷，重点关注倦怠、心理健康症状和学业成绩等维度。我们发现倦怠、抑郁和焦虑程度很高。此外，我们还发现，倦怠与退学、对就业机会的主观评价、心理健康问题导致的功能障碍以及目前至少患有一种精神疾病相关的想法显着相关。这些发现扩展了先前的研究，表明生物医学研究生项目的博士生面临着严重的情绪健康挑战，包括高度倦怠和培训环境的困难。我们概述了一些建议和后续步骤，以有计划地理解和解决生物医学博士生中这些新出现的情绪健康问题。
Although burnout and mental health problems may adversely impact quality of scientific research, academic productivity, and attrition in biomedical doctoral training programs, very little research has been done on this topic. Recent studies have used brief survey methods to begin to explore burnout and mental health problems in biomedical doctoral students. In this pilot study, biomedical doctoral students (N = 69; 12% of enrolled biomedical doctoral students at a large research institution's school of medicine in the United States) were administered standardized psychiatric interviews and self-report questionnaires focused on dimensions of burnout, mental health symptoms, and academic outcomes. We discovered high levels of burnout, depression, and anxiety. Additionally, we identified that burnout was significantly associated with thoughts related to dropping out, subjective appraisal of employment opportunities, functional impairment due to a mental health problem, and having at least one current psychiatric disorder. These findings extend prior research indicating the presence of significant emotional health challenges doctoral students in biomedical graduate programs face involving high burnout and difficulties with the training environment. We outline several recommendations and next steps to programmatically understand and address these emerging emotional wellness concerns in biomedical doctoral students.