Burnout and Mental Health Problems in Biomedical Doctoral Students

Autor/inn/en	Nagy, Gabriela A.; Fang, Caitlin M.; Hish, Alexander J.; Kelly, Lisalynn; Nicchitta, Christopher V.; Dzirasa, Kafui; Rosenthal, M. Zachary
Titel	Burnout and Mental Health Problems in Biomedical Doctoral Students
Quelle	In: CBE - Life Sciences Education, 18 (2019) 2, Artikel 27 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-7913
DOI	10.1187/cbe.18-09-0198
Schlagwörter	Burnout; Mental Health; Graduate Students; Scientific Research; Biomedicine; Pilot Projects; Psychiatry; Student Attitudes; Mental Disorders; Productivity; Dropouts; Medical Schools; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Employment Opportunities; Educational Environment; Wellness; Doctoral Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Psychohygiene; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Biomedizin; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Psychiatrie; Schülerverhalten; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Produktivität; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Medizinische Ausbildung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Doktorandenprogramm
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01