Addressing the decline in graduate students' mental well-being.
Addressing the decline in graduate students' mental well-being.
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解决研究生心理健康下降的问题。
DOI：
10.1152/ajpheart.00466.2023
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发表时间：
2023
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Gutterman,DavidD
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SenthilKumar,Gopika;Mathieu,NataliaM;Freed,JulieK;Sigmund,CurtD;Gutterman,DavidD
在2023年美国生理学峰会题为“研究生的心理健康”的会议上，许多学生表示，他们的心理健康状况不佳，主要是因为研究生培训期间的负面经历。事实上，研究表明，高达50%的研究生在训练期间报告出现抑郁、焦虑或倦怠的症状，而不良的心理健康状况是学生决定离开学术界的主要原因。目前的大多数解决方案都侧重于治疗或健康战略;虽然这些都是重要和必要的，但往往导致健康恶化的培训环境或文化继续存在。在这篇实习生和导师在不同职业阶段的合作文章中，我们讨论了科学进步的步伐和相关的竞争，缺乏对来自不同背景的学生的足够支持，以及导师与学员的关系如何对研究生的心理健康产生关键影响。然后，我们在个人，机构和国家层面提供具体的解决方案，可以作为改善研究生心理健康和整体培训经验的起点。
At the American Physiology Summit 2023 session entitled, “Mental Health for Graduate Students,” numerous students expressed struggling with poor mental well-being primarily because of negative experiences during their graduate training. In fact, studies show that up to 50% of graduate students report symptoms of depression, anxiety, or burnout during their training, and poor mental well-being is a major contributor to students’ decision to leave academia. Most of the current solutions focus on treatment or wellness strategies; while these are important and necessary, the training environment or culture that often contributes to worsening well-being continues to persist. In this collaborative article between trainees and mentors across various career stages, we discuss how the pace of scientific advancements and the associated competition, lack of sufficient support for students from diverse backgrounds, and mentor-mentee relationships crucially influence graduate students’ mental well-being. We then offer specific solutions at the individual, institutional, and national levels that can serve as a starting point for improving graduate students’ mental health and overall training experience.