64% depression among liberal arts graduate students

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Maybe we need to dramatically reduce the number of graduate school programs for liberal arts and humanities, for the sake of happiness and mental health of the young people.

Is it possible that depressed people more likely to be interested in liberal arts and humanities in order to treat their mental stress?

“Among the Ph.D. students, the highest rate of apparent depression was in arts and humanities fields – 64 percent. That’s much higher than the rates found in the biological or physical sciences and engineering (all in the 43-46 percent range), the social sciences (34 percent) and business (28 percent).”

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I think the humanities attract people with depression. They knew it was a low paid field before entering. As far as arts… fine line between talent and insanity

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There are many studies that show conservatives are happier. It’s from the mindset of being able to control your outcome vs feeling like a victim. Victims are never happy.

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What about Stockholm syndrome?

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That’s not happiness. That’s acceptance and codependency.

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