Table 3 Descriptive statistics for all clinical outcome measures for all participants and separated by DRs and WPs.

From: Nationwide assessment of the mental health of UK Doctoral Researchers

 

All

DRs

WPs

 

n

M(SD) or n(%)

n

M(SD) or n(%)

n

M(SD) or n(%)

Scores

PHQ-9 Total

4178

8.71(6.32)

3011

9.10(6.42)

1167

7.72(5.96)

GAD-7 Toal

4201

8.20(5.46)

3033

8.73(5.56)

1168

6.82(4.92)

ASMRS Total

4146

3.19(2.54)

2985

3.05(2.44)

1161

3.54(2.76)

SBQ-R Total

3872

5.95(3.40)

2770

5.60(3.40)

1102

5.83(3.38)

Cut-offs

PHQ-9

4178

 

3011

 

1167

 

None

 

1313(31.4)

 

875(29.1)

 

438(37.5)

Mild

 

1237(29.6)

 

882(29.3)

 

355(30.4)

Moderate

 

822(19.7)

 

628(20.9)

 

194(16.6)

Moderately severe

 

494(11.8)

 

375(12.5)

 

119(10.2)

Severe

 

312(7.5)

 

251(8.3)

 

61(5.2)

GAD-7

4201

 

3033

 

1168

 

None

 

1222(29.1)

 

783(25.8)

 

439(37.6)

Mild

 

1437(34.2)

 

1016(33.5)

 

421(36.0)

Moderate

 

912(21.7)

 

703(23.2)

 

209(17.9)

Severe

 

630(15.0)

 

531(17.5)

 

99(8.5)

ASMRS

4146

 

2985

 

1161

 

No mania

 

3420(82.5)

 

2526(84.6)

 

894(77.0)

High probability of mania

 

726(17.5)

 

459(15.4)

 

267(23.0)

SBQ-R

3872

 

2770

 

1102

 

No risk

 

2533(65.4)

 

1797(64.9)

 

736(66.8)

At risk

 

1339(34.6)

 

973(35.1)

 

366(33.2)

  1. DR doctoral researchers, WP working professionals, n number of participants, M mean, SD standard deviation, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (Spitzer et al., 1999), GAD-7 Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7 (Spitzer et al., 2006), ASMRS Altman Self-Reported Mania Scale (Altman et al., 1997), SBQ-R suicidal Behaviours Questionnaire—Revised (Osman et al., 2001a).