博士生群体中的抑郁、焦虑和自杀意念的系统评价和荟萃分析。
Systematic review and meta-analysis of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Ph.D. students.
机构信息
Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, San Mateo, CA, USA.
出版信息
Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 13;11(1):14370. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93687-7.
University administrators and mental health clinicians have raised concerns about depression and anxiety among Ph.D. students, yet no study has systematically synthesized the available evidence in this area. After searching the literature for studies reporting on depression, anxiety, and/or suicidal ideation among Ph.D. students, we included 32 articles. Among 16 studies reporting the prevalence of clinically significant symptoms of depression across 23,469 Ph.D. students, the pooled estimate of the proportion of students with depression was 0.24 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.18-0.31; I = 98.75%). In a meta-analysis of the nine studies reporting the prevalence of clinically significant symptoms of anxiety across 15,626 students, the estimated proportion of students with anxiety was 0.17 (95% CI, 0.12-0.23; I = 98.05%). We conclude that depression and anxiety are highly prevalent among Ph.D. students. Data limitations precluded our ability to obtain a pooled estimate of suicidal ideation prevalence. Programs that systematically monitor and promote the mental health of Ph.D. students are urgently needed.
大学行政人员和心理健康临床医生对博士生的抑郁和焦虑表示担忧,但尚无研究系统地综合这一领域的现有证据。在搜索文献中报告博士生抑郁、焦虑和/或自杀意念的研究后,我们纳入了 32 篇文章。在 16 项报告了 23469 名博士生中具有临床意义的抑郁症状患病率的研究中,患有抑郁症的学生比例的合并估计值为 0.24(95%置信区间 [CI],0.18-0.31;I = 98.75%)。在对 9 项报告了 15626 名学生中具有临床意义的焦虑症状患病率的研究进行的荟萃分析中,患有焦虑症的学生比例估计为 0.17(95% CI,0.12-0.23;I = 98.05%)。我们的结论是,抑郁和焦虑在博士生中非常普遍。数据限制使我们无法获得自杀意念患病率的合并估计值。迫切需要制定系统地监测和促进博士生心理健康的计划。