Mental Health and Suicidal Behavior Among Graduate Students

Garcia-Williams, Amanda; Moffitt, Lauren B.; Kaslow, Nadine J.

doi:10.1007/s40596-014-0041-y

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“…Other studies specific to college students have found that physical activity and dietary habits are related to motivation and perceived barriers (Downes, ). In general, college and graduate students have been found not to engage in the levels of physical activity and nutritious diets recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (; Downes, ; Garcia‐Williams, Moffitt, & Kaslow, ; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.; Rye et al, ). However, it is not currently known how healthy lifestyle behaviors and beliefs correlate with depression and anxiety in graduate health sciences students.…”

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Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Healthy Beliefs, and Lifestyle Behaviors in First‐Year Graduate Health Sciences Students

Hoying

Melnyk

Hutson

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Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

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Background Graduate and professional students are reported to have higher than average rates of depression compared to age‐ and gender‐matched populations. Further, more than half of student health visits are due to anxiety, yet little is known about the relationships among depression, anxiety, and healthy lifestyle behaviors in this population as well as what factors predict depression and anxiety. Aims The purposes of this study were as follows: (a) to examine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, physical health, healthy beliefs, and lifestyle behaviors in incoming first‐year health sciences professional students; (b) to describe the relationships among these variables; and (c) to determine predictors of depression and anxiety. Methods A descriptive correlational study design was used with baseline data collected from first‐year graduate health sciences students from seven health professions colleges who were participating in a wellness onboarding intervention program, including Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Veterinary Medicine. Results Seventeen percent of incoming students reported moderate‐to‐severe depressive symptoms with 6% reporting suicidal ideation. In addition, 14% of the participating students reported moderate‐to‐severe anxiety. Factors that predicted depression and anxiety included having less than 7 hr of sleep per night, worse general health, lower healthy lifestyle beliefs, lower healthy lifestyle behaviors, higher stress, and a perceived lack of control. Linking Evidence to Action These findings highlight the need to routinely screen incoming health sciences students for depression and anxiety upon entrance into their academic programs so that evidence‐based interventions can be delivered and students who report severe depression or suicidal ideation can be immediately triaged for further evaluation and treatment. Providing cultures of well‐being and emphasizing self‐care throughout academic programs also are essential for students to engage in healthy lifestyles.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Healthy Beliefs, and Lifestyle Behaviors in First‐Year Graduate Health Sciences Students

Hoying

Melnyk

Hutson

et al. 2020

Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

106

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“…Other reports do exist and vary substantially in numbers of participants, metrics assessed and where they are published ( Table 1; http://nagps.org/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2015/06/NAGPS_Institute_ mental_health_survey_report_2015.pdf) [7][8][9] . Among these limited studies, nearly all show that about half of graduate students surveyed expressed significant emotional or stressrelated issues, including depression and anxiety.…”

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Towards sustaining a culture of mental health and wellness for trainees in the biosciences

Tsai

Muindi

2016

Nat Biotechnol

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“…Mental illness is very common among graduate students and can have irreparable side effects. Researchers have demonstrated that graduate students experience unusually high levels of anxiety and depression (Evans et al, 2018;Garcia-Williams, Moffitt, & Kaslow, 2014). Regarding suicide, approximately 7% of students had suicidal thoughts, 2% reported making plans, and 10% reported having attempted suicide in their lifetime GRADUATE SCHOOL (Garcia-Williams et al, 2014).…”

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Mental Health and Suicidal Behavior Among Graduate Students

Cited by 118 publications

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Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Healthy Beliefs, and Lifestyle Behaviors in First‐Year Graduate Health Sciences Students

Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Healthy Beliefs, and Lifestyle Behaviors in First‐Year Graduate Health Sciences Students

Towards sustaining a culture of mental health and wellness for trainees in the biosciences

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