{"id":9539,"date":"2016-05-17T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/?p=9539"},"modified":"2016-05-18T11:38:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T10:38:06","slug":"six-posts-to-help-with-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/2016\/05\/17\/six-posts-to-help-with-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Six posts to help with mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"

We run through some of our favourites for Mental Health Awareness Week<\/h1>\n
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It\u2019s Mental Health Awareness Week, as proclaimed by the Mental Health Foundation. But when you\u2019re struggling with a mental-health issue like anxiety, depression or any such challenge, every day, even every minute, can be a battle. We\u2019ve rounded up some personal stories and resources that might help you to see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel if you\u2019re in the wars yourself.<\/p>\n

A junior scientist gives us a glimpse into her state of mind during her taxing PhD programme \u2013 and how she emerged from the dimness.<\/a><\/h2>\n

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One researcher brings us through her own path in which she left her home country for a fellowship in another where she knew neither the culture nor the language. She wrestled with her demons \u2013 and prevailed.<\/a><\/h2>\n

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The practise of mindfulness can help junior researchers to recentre and fling off anxieties and worries that only weigh them down.<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Graduate students worldwide are at great risk for developing depression, anxiety and other types of mental illness. But plenty of help is available.<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Support for junior researchers struggling with depression doesn\u2019t have to break the bank \u2013 or ruin your reputation.<\/a><\/h2>\n

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And here\u2019s a Special that Nature<\/em> editors and writers put together on stress \u2013 and handling its effects.<\/a><\/h2>\n

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It\u2019s Mental Health Awareness Week, as proclaimed by the Mental Health Foundation. But when you\u2019re struggling with a mental-health issue like anxiety, depression or any such challenge, every day, even every minute, can be a battle. We\u2019ve rounded up some personal stories and resources that might help you to see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel if you\u2019re in the wars yourself.  Read more<\/a> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88283,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[190,289,192,323,205,187,1327,188],"tags":[2481661,2481655,2481663,2481669,161,2481667,2481651,2481653,2481659,165,1875287,2481657,671,13,2481665,1875285],"class_list":["post-9539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia-2","category-ask-the-expert","category-blog-2","category-career-paths","category-mobility-2","category-people-management-2","category-perspectives","category-relationships","tag-anxiety","tag-dealing-with-stress","tag-depression","tag-duty-of-care","tag-funding","tag-health-in-research","tag-mental-health","tag-mental-health-awareness-week","tag-mindfulness","tag-networking","tag-problem-management","tag-problems","tag-reputation","tag-research","tag-research-depression","tag-stress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}