Cases of anxiety, depression and social media addiction have been on the rise among the youth during the Covid-19 pandemic, a private hospital said on Wednesday.
Doctors at Apollo Hospital said curbs on outdoor activity since the outbreak of the pandemic have led to issues of irritability, erratic sleep, appetite problems and weight gain becoming more common among youths.
"The number of OPD consultations for young adults have doubled for anxiety, depression, gaming and social media addiction and inability to concentrate and focus on studies," said Dr Sandeep Vohra, senior consultant, mental health and psychiatry.
Therefore, he said, parents are advised to actively engage with their children, talk to them and observe all kinds of behavioural changes shown by them.
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Doctors compared the average number of such cases in 2021 with the corresponding figures in 2019 to reach their conclusion, a spokesperson of the hospital said.
With remote learning being the only solution for continuation of studies during the pandemic, the use of internet has increased manifold, their study said.
Further, due to lack of physical activities, various behavioural changes have been observed among school and college-going students.
All these factors are contributing to the cultivating of a sedentary lifestyle among young adults, and a feeling of agitation and helplessness among them, it said.
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