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The challenges and mental health issues of academic trainees.
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- Impact of scholarly activities on early postgraduate medical trainees: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
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- Striking the balance: A deep dive into wellness and work-life harmony in orthopaedic education - A comprehensive review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Addressing Psychological Distress in College Students Through Mindfulness Training: A Pre-Post Intervention Across Three Cohorts with Different Delivery Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Factors associated with common mental disorders, suicidal risk, and stimulant use in college students.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
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- Impact and copying mechanisms towards retakes: A case study of five health training institutions in Sub Saharan Africa.Research square · 2024Article
- Exploring early- and mid-career academic work wellbeing challenges through a diversity and inclusion lens.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Unlocking Success in Counseling: How Personality Traits Moderates Its Effectiveness.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Overweight and Obesity Is Associated with Higher Risk of Perceived Stress and Poor Sleep Quality in Young Adults.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- The workplace culture, mental health and wellbeing of early- and mid-career health academics: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Academic ethics of mental health: the national black postdocs framework for the addressment of support for undergraduate and graduate trainees.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Framework and Overview of a State-Wide College Mental Health Program in Kerala, India.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2023Article
- Psychodynamic university counseling: which factors predict psychological functioning after intervention?Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Relationship Between Freshmen's Psychological Health and Family Economic Status in Chinese Universities: A Latent Profile Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
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Abstract
In the last decade, mental health issues have come to the foreground in academia. Literature surrounding student mental health continues to grow as universities try to implement wellness services and study the mental health of their students. Studies vary greatly in terms of measurement tools, timeframe, sample demographics, as well as the chosen threshold of symptom severity for diagnosis. This review attempts to summarize, contextualize and synthesize papers that pertain to the challenges faced by academic trainees at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate level. The evidence for, and against, the common claim of increasing prevalence of mental health issues among students in recent years is discussed. While some studies support this claim, it is difficult to reach a definitive conclusion due to numerous confounding factors such as increased help-seeking behaviour, greater awareness of mental health issues and weak methodology. The prevalence of depression, anxiety, suicidal and self-injurious behaviour, distress and general mental illness diagnoses are discussed. Other issues known to influence mental health, such as sexual assault and bullying, are briefly addressed. Finally, select studies on a few wellness strategies that may improve mental health of trainees, such as mindfulness, are summarised, along with diverse recommendations for individual students, universities, and academia as a whole.
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