Storm, Stress, Silence

A Focus Group Examination of Mental Health Culture and Challenges Among Graduate Students Currently or Previously Experiencing Depression

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ID21653183
AuthorsJames T Siegel (0000-0003-0243-4390, Department of Psychology Claremont Graduate University, corresponding author), Amanda R Keeler (0000-0002-3625-9570, Pennsylvania State University), Amanda Keeler (0000-0002-6728-2562, Department of Psychology Claremont Graduate University)
Year2020
Volume23
Issue3
Pages207-220
Publication date2020-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of College Counseling (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1099-0399 • E-ISSN: 2161-1882
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jocc.12166
OpenAlexW3092609942
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

The current study explored depression, help‐seeking, and academic struggles among graduate students. Focus groups were conducted with graduate students who self‐reported currently or previously experiencing depression. Mental health, help‐seeking, and campus mental health culture were discussed. Participants described the emergence or reemergence of mental health challenges. Although some reported feeling comfortable discussing depression with friends, participants noted minimal institutional openness about mental health, being expected to be mentally and physically exhausted, and fear of stigmatization

Feeling · Focus group · Graduate students · Mental health · Openness to experience · Pedagogy · Psychiatry · Silence · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology

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