Insomnia, absent-mindedness, or uncontrollable urges to procrastinate: the classic symptoms of the so-called "promo viruses" can severely affect doctoral candidates. New variants of the illness are also emerging. For instance, those suffering from "external doctoralitis" often experience isolation. "Cumulative doctoralitis" manifests in intense episodes. Even more unusual is the new "virus plagiaritus," a rare condition where individuals are not truly infected but still struggle with all the symptoms of the promotional infection. The author team led by editor Dr. Thomas Meuser brutally exposes the true nature of the challenges faced by doctoral candidates in this book, based on their own field research. Whether it’s complicated emotional states, setbacks, coercive situations, or hopeless predicaments: no topic is off-limits. This is the third revised edition of the work.