We don't want anyone to know, say depressed academics

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer 5/13/1412:00 PM

Academics are suffering in silence from mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and eating disorders, exclusive findings from the Guardian's mental health survey of 2,500 academics has shown.

Well over half (61%) of the respondents say that none of their colleagues are aware of their mental health problems, with only a slight difference in the figures for men and women.

An even higher proportion (66%) say they have not spoken to someone in a senior position, such as a line manager or research supervisor, about their mental health problems.

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/may/08/academics-mental-health-suffering-silence-guardian-survey

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