‘Rise in depressive and anxiety disorders during pandemic': Study
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Rise in depressive and anxiety disorders during pandemic': Study

Hindustan Times  

The prevalence of major depressive and anxiety disorders increased substantially due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study published in The Lancet has found. If the Covid pandemic had not hit the world, there would have been 193 million cases of major depressive disorder and 298 million cases of anxiety disorders globally in 2020, the authors of the study estimated. But these numbers shot up to 246 million cases and 374 million cases respectively due to the pandemic, which meant that the world saw nearly 53 million additional cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million additional cases of anxiety disorders. In India, the estimates in absence of the pandemic were 2,577 cases of major depressive disorder per lakh population and 3,013 cases of anxiety disorders per lakh population. However, due to the pandemic, the prevalence of major depressive disorder increased to 3,478 cases per lakh and anxiety disorders to 4,063 cases per lakh population.

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Explained: Why younger generations in India seem so stressed
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Explained: Why younger generations in India seem so stressed

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 30, 2024 15:33 IST - 5 MINS READ Meghana AT, a theatre artist from Mumbai, is the creator of an interactive show “Plan B/C/D/E”. He also urged parents, relatives, and teachers to abstain from a “running commentary” on the students’ performance, saying it invites “negative comparisons” and is “detrimental to student’s mental well-being”. The pandemic “has fundamentally …

World Mental Health Day: Panic disorder to OCD; 5 anxiety disorders that could affect your mental health
1 year, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day: Panic disorder to OCD; 5 anxiety disorders that could affect your mental health

Hindustan Times  

We are all familiar with the feeling of anxiety - something that freezes us, scares us, make us nervous and underconfident. On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, let's discuss the most types of common anxiety disorders that impact people. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, let's discuss the most types of common …

World Mental Health Day: Panic disorder to OCD; 5 anxiety disorders that could affect your mental health
1 year, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day: Panic disorder to OCD; 5 anxiety disorders that could affect your mental health

Hindustan Times  

We are all familiar with the feeling of anxiety - something that freezes us, scares us, make us nervous and underconfident. On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, let's discuss the most types of common anxiety disorders that impact people. Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health conditions that cause individuals to experience intense and prolonged feelings of …

No evidence of mental health ‘tsunami’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study
1 year, 9 months ago

No evidence of mental health ‘tsunami’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 21, 2023 14:29 IST - 4 MINS READ The COVID-19 pandemic may not have been as damaging to people’s mental health as once thought, a new study has indicated. Overall, the pandemic caused minimal changes in depression, anxiety, and mental health symptoms among the general population compared to times before the pandemic. Same s*** different year Brett …

Mental health issues nurses in India faced during COVID-19
1 year, 10 months ago

Mental health issues nurses in India faced during COVID-19

The Hindu  

February 24, 2023 05:07 pm | Updated 05:07 pm IST As part of frontline health care workers, nurses treated COVID-19 patients and helped them recover during the pandemic, although many of these personnel themselves faced several mental health issues due to the prevailing situation, especially during the second wave, a study has found. The study paper published in Indian Journal …

Depression in times of Covid: One in 10 adults suffer from mental health issues in India
3 years ago

Depression in times of Covid: One in 10 adults suffer from mental health issues in India

India Today  

A deterioration in mental health among the average Indian has been a matter of concern for psychologists and social scientists for long. “Three major diseases viz, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and renal conditions and neglect in regard to mental health conditions have of late shown worrisome trends,” according to the Niti Aayog’s ‘Heath Care in India Vision 2020’. Post Covid-19, governments …

World Mental Health Day: Pandemic-induced panic attacks, OCD on rise
3 years, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day: Pandemic-induced panic attacks, OCD on rise

Hindustan Times  

World Mental Health Day: Pandemic-induced anxiety disorders such as panic attacks, phobias and OCD are on rise among people amid the fear of a third wave, re-opening of schools and work from home situation where all family members are operating from a single place. Dr. Sonal Anand, Psychiatrist, Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai says that she has particularly noticed a surge in …

Covid pandemic leading to rise in mental health problems in Indore
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid pandemic leading to rise in mental health problems in Indore

India Today  

Covid-19 not only affects our body but also mental stability. The health department of Indore has recorded the number of mental illness patients rising from 300 in a month in 2019 to 600 in 2020 and an average of 800 in the year 2021. Dr Nidhi Jain Bukharia, Psychiatrist at Indore district hospital told Times of India that the hospitals …

Coronavirus | Post-Covid Stress Disorder: All you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus | Post-Covid Stress Disorder: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19’s second wave may have ebbed but Post Covid Stress Disorder has only increased India’s silent anxiety pandemic of anxiety and stress burden on public health which stood close to 150 million before the pandemic hit us. Dr Manu Tiwari, Consultant Psychiatrist at Noida's Fortis hospital shares his views on firstly identifying and then coping with post traumatic stress disorder …

Anxiety, depression, isolation: 50 Indians on biggest mental health challenges they've faced amid COVID-19 crisis
3 years, 6 months ago

Anxiety, depression, isolation: 50 Indians on biggest mental health challenges they've faced amid COVID-19 crisis

Firstpost  

Firstpost heard from 50 individuals about what their mental health struggles had been like in the year of a pandemic, self-isolation and lockdowns. — 24, female, Mumbai *** The loss of routine and work has led to a lot of idle time, which leads to lot of negative thoughts in an already negative time. — D, 29, male, Kolkata *** …

From panic attacks to obsessive compulsive disorders, how COVID-19 has taken a toll on mental health
3 years, 6 months ago

From panic attacks to obsessive compulsive disorders, how COVID-19 has taken a toll on mental health

Firstpost  

In the second wave, many people have been struggling to cope with the loss of loved ones, not being able to perform their final rites, the helplessness of not finding oxygen or beds, etc At the start of the pandemic in 2020, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, started a national helpline for COVID-related mental health issues. …

Amrita Tripathi and Kamna Chhibber discuss their book ‘Age of Anxiety’ in the context of COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Amrita Tripathi and Kamna Chhibber discuss their book ‘Age of Anxiety’ in the context of COVID-19

The Hindu  

Trigger warning: this article contains material related to suicide and mental illness. After Young Mental Health and Real Stories of Fighting Depression, this third book is co-authored by Amrita Tripathi and clinical psychologist Kamna Chhibber. A section of the book, titled ‘COVID-19 and the age of anxiety’, addresses the challenges for those with pre-existing conditions and those who may be …

Panic Attacks and the Fear of Unknown in a Pandemic: Symptoms and Treatment
3 years, 11 months ago

Panic Attacks and the Fear of Unknown in a Pandemic: Symptoms and Treatment

News 18  

With coronavirus pandemic unfolding all over the world early this year, people saw crisis and uncertainty gripping much of their lives in the most unexpected ways. Anxiety about COVID-19 According to a study published in the online medical journal Jama Network, a rise in online searches about panic attacks and anxiety occurred for about two months following US President Donald …

Covid-19 fear still pushing one in five into depression
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 fear still pushing one in five into depression

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A peer review in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry says 55 per cent of people have suffered depression post-lockdown due to sudden loss of jobs, financial crisis in business and uncertainty about future. Mental health experts involved in tele-consultations say lot of young people are seeking help for depression, anxiety and anger management. Dr. Rahul Aggarwal, senior consultant general …

In India, doctors see a surge in depression, insomnia cases
4 years, 2 months ago

In India, doctors see a surge in depression, insomnia cases

The Hindu  

In India, doctors have admitted that they are seeing a surge in patients coming with depression, anxiety, insomnia related to the COVID-19 pandemic, even as a World Health Organisation survey indicates that the pandemic has now disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide. To minimise the mental health impact, the vulnerable groups can be made …

Depression rate doubles during Covid-19 pandemic in UK, official data shows
4 years, 4 months ago

Depression rate doubles during Covid-19 pandemic in UK, official data shows

Hindustan Times  

The proportion of people in Britain suffering with depression has almost doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic, official data showed on Tuesday. The data raises questions about the wider public health costs of a pandemic that has already left Britain with the highest excess mortality rate among major European countries, according to a recent ONS analysis. “Adults who were young, female, …

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