Grad-School Blues

by E Wayne Ross on February 16, 2009

The Chronicle: Grad-School Blues

Students fighting depression and anxiety are not alone

By PIPER FOGG
The Academic Life

Graduate school is gaining a reputation as an incubator for anxiety and depression.

Social isolation, financial burdens, lack of structure, and the pressure to produce groundbreaking work can wear heavily on graduate students, especially those already vulnerable to mental-health disorders.