Mental Health in Grad School: Articles and Resources

The life of the mind can be a tough place for mental health. By sharing resources and experiences, we can work together to reduce shame and promote mental wellness for all students and faculty. This is a curated list of blogs, articles, and apps that may be of use to graduate students and advisors who are dealing with issues related to mental health. Please let me know of sources that have been useful to you so that I can consider them for inclusion.

We are excited to introduce a new online mini-course, How to Thrive as an Academic with Writing Challenges Related to Neurodiversity or Mental Health.

Download a handy pdf version of this resource list that you can share with students, classmates, or colleagues here.

New Favorite Resource:

The Hilarious World of Depression is a podcast that interviews comedians, actors, and musicians about living and working with depression. While their work is obviously different from that of academics, I am struck by how many of the issues related to identity and self-presentation are true across these groups. Favorite episodes include an interview w/ Reggie Osse about Black men and mental health and one with Rachel Bloom (of the Netflix show Crazy Ex Girlfriend) about bringing mental health to the small screen. Find them on Twitter @THWofD or at the link above. 

BLOGS

ACADEMIC MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE   @amhc2016

Chronically Academic       @chron_ac

ARTICLES ON MENTAL HEALTH IN ACADEMIA

Mental Health Crisis for Grad Students

Navigating Graduate School with Mental Illness

Student Experience Survey 2017: Investigating Well-Being at University [Research by a doctoral student at University of Manchester]

This is Your Mind on Grad School

Why Schizophrenia Need not Rob us of a Life in Academia

Dark Thoughts: Why Mental Illness is on the Rise in Academia

Paying Graduate School’s Mental Toll

This is Your Mind on Grad School

On Depression, and the Toll Academia Exacts

The Ivy League, Mental Illness, and the Meaning of Life

Mental Health Issues Among Graduate Students

There is a Culture of Acceptance Around Mental Health Issues in Academia

Blog by Dr. Nadine Muller  on Academia and Mental Health

Universities Urged to Tackle Mental Health Crisis

A Beautiful Mind [on schizophrenia]

DEPRESSION

A Confession [about anxiety and depression]

Depression and Academia: There’s No Such Thing as Enough [on depression]

ANXIETY

A Hotel Room of One’s Own: Notes From an Anxious Traveler

Living with Anxiety as a Student Affairs Professional

How Anxiety Scrambles Your Brain and Makes it Hard to Learn

Managing an Anxiety Disorder in Academia is a Full Time Job

Life as an Anxious Scientist

BIPOLAR

Being Open in Academia: A Personal Narrative of Mental Illness and Disclosure

Managing Your Mental Health in Academia (focus on bipolar disorder)

Upwards, Downwards, & Onwards: Being Bi-Polar in Academia

IMPOSTER SYNDROME

Learning to Deal With the Impostor Syndrome

FIND SUPPORT ON TWITTER

#MHPhDchat

#academicselfcare

#phdchat

@chron_ac

#mentalhealth

Because mental health and neurodiversity are often interrelated, also see the posts on neurodiversity on this blog.

Part 1 in this series: Hacking Grad School for Neurodiverse Grad Students

Part 2 in this series: Advising Neurodiverse Thesis and Dissertation Students

See Part 3 of this series Resources for Neurodiverse Grad Students and the Faculty who Advise Them

Download a handy pdf version of this resource list that you can share with students, classmates, or colleagues here.