ABSTRACT
The mental health of undergraduate students has consistently been in the spotlight because the transition from secondary school to university is expected to create mental health concerns. One would expect that their mental health would improve as they adjust to university life, but this does not seem to be the case since an increasing number of graduate students are facing mental health difficulties in universities across the globe. Mental health difficulties have become more profound with the COVID-19 pandemic that has taken the world like a fierce storm. Taking the concerns of graduate students’ mental health into consideration, the author explores global research and literature to gain informed perspectives on the common mental health problems the students experience. Risk factors that contribute to their poor mental health are identified. To prevent a fixation on a psychopathological perspective of mental health, the preventive factors that build mental health resilience in graduate students are highlighted. Finally, the author provides several strategies for prioritizing graduate student mental health at universities.
