There's an interesting article in the latest issue of Nature about
mental health issues for scientists facing career pressures:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v539/n7628/full/nj7628-319a.html
I wonder whether ecologists, who may get to spend more time outside ("in
nature"), are less susceptible to depression than researchers in other
fields.
--
Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
[email protected]
Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224
