摘要：Over the past six decades, protections for the mental well-being of human par?ticipants in research have been included in national and international research ethics guidelines. Moreover, support?ing mental health in the workplace has become an increasingly important focus in global public health given evidence of the role of job stress in the development of mental health issues.1 Despite efforts to protect the mental well-being of human research participants and the workforce in general, the research community has so far failed to provide recommenda?tions to protect the mental health needs of the research workforce. Specifically, the research community has neglected to formally recognize that the research process can have important implications for the mental health of research staff, including research assistants, analysts and students.2–6 We have also overlooked the need to provide guidance for ap?propriate supports to minimize harm.
