Researchers are warning of the mental health problems associated with a PhD after finding that the longer a person spends on their doctoral project, the more likely they are to take psychiatric medication. — Photos: dpa
The prestige and potential pay that comes with having a PhD can also come with a price, it appears, according to new research showing that doctoral candidates are increasingly resorting to medication to treat mental health problems linked to the degree.
A new analysis of some 20,000 doctoral candidates in Sweden documents "high levels of mental health problems among PhD students," in research serving as a warning to young graduates considering an academic future.
