Scientists and researchers being bombarded with unfathomable quantities of information during the pandemic, may contribute to the burden of reported mental health illness in academics.

Abstract

Mental Health [MH] of researchers, clinicians, policy makers and the public has been topical during the pandemic. The invisibility of MH issues of all persons was recently documented in a publication titled; Probing MH Invisibilities during a Global Pandemic.  The COVID-19 impact on researchers including changes in productivity, research focus and training has been reported on.  Documentation prior to the pandemic in relation to stress and workload has also been reported and includes a bibliometric analysis of workplace MH in Canada,1991-2002.