Mental Health Crisis Amid Lockdown
The spread of the deadly novel coronavirus that has now forced our whole country to go under lockdown has taken a big toll on mental health of the people. A sense of confinement that has settled in people’s minds is giving rise to a series of mental health issues. While the outbreak has led to philosophical questions about survival, humanity and the future, the changes and the chaos that it is bringing in our lives is getting hard to cope up with. It is more difficult than washing hands and wearing masks. The outbreak has led scientists, doctors, public health officials and the governments looking out for a cure, the question that is often ignored is already staring at us. How will India cope with current mental health crisis? The coronavirus outbreak combined with the lockdown has triggered an increase in the cases of stress, anxiety and domestic violence in the country. Higher incidences of domestic violence are being reported, as people with troubled relationships are...