Mental Health: Due to the lockdown during the Corona epidemic, many people locked in the house faced mental problems like depression, anxiety and stress. Not only these people, but many doctors and nurses posted on the frontline have also claimed to experience problems related to mental health. Referring to this problem, a psychiatrist said that there is a need to find a solution to the health concerns of the people deployed on the frontline. Dr. Vithyalakshmi Selvaraj, Chief Medical Officer of Omaha Insomnia and Psychiatric Service in Nebraska, USA, said that due to stress and anxiety during the Kovid-19 epidemic, many cases of doctors and nurses have been seen to commit suicide or attempt to do so. .
Dr. Selvaraj gave a presentation on the ‘Long Term Effects’ of Corona at the Indian Science Congress in Nagpur. Apart from this, he said that the cases of depression, anxiety and not being able to sleep properly have increased not only in India but all over the world. To prevent the negative consequences of such disorders, there is a need to dispel myths related to mental health and increase awareness. He said that in a research of 662 adults in India, more than 80 percent people worried about things related to corona, 37.8 percent overthinking about infection, 36.4 percent due to stress and 12.5 percent did not sleep properly. Expressed complaint about coming.
Many people committed suicide
Dr. Selvaraj said that more than 80 percent of the people who took part in the research said that they needed mental health care. Also, research from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan shows that many people Corona virus was so scared that he even committed suicide. Selvaraj also said that women and students under the age of 40 and people with pre-existing medical conditions or mental illness were among the populations most at risk of mental health problems during the pandemic.
Mental health had the biggest impact
He said that Corona had the biggest impact on people’s mental health, due to which they suffer from depression and anxiety. fell victim to. Dr. Selvaraj said that social isolation, excessive use of social media and loneliness increased people’s physical and mental health problems. He said that during Kovid, not only the common people, but the frontline workers like doctors and nurses and their families also faced similar depression. He said, ‘The doctors and nurses were very tired mentally and physically. This is because they were not given any kind of training earlier to face the dreadful situation of Corona, to take care of the patients and to take care of themselves. He told that the students whom he had guided did not want to become doctors or nurses after Kovid. He also said that this profession has become more difficult than ever.
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