Re: [ECOLOG-L] Nature article on mental health in science

2016-11-21 Thread David Inouye
Posting this response from a subscriber: I would add that one of the biggest barriers isn't being scared to talk about it, "for fear of being seen as weak..." etc -- it's **through experience* of being seen as weak...* etc. When you, or your colleagues, have (multiple) experiences of having

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Nature article on mental health in science

2016-11-20 Thread David Inouye
Hi David, Thanks for sharing the article. There have been several like it in the past few month, especially when it comes to mental health among graduate students. One of the biggest barriers to finding solutions to the problem, in my opinion, is that those with mental illnesses are scared to