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· 19 Nov 2021

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Mental health statistics 2020

Mental illness affects the way an individual thinks, adversely changes the whole mood for an extended time, and changes behavior.

According to WHO, it was estimated at the very onset of 2020, that there will be twenty percent of the total population who will suffer from mental illness. At present, in India, there are two hundred million people who are suffering from mental illness.

The situation can get worse if not treated early. Surveys are showing that mental illness can occur among any age group of people. There are the majority of the people who are not getting proper assistance and medication.


Reasons for mental illness

The type of mental illness and the reasons behind why it arose can be different from one individual to the other. The way, how to treat them can also be different.

Mental illness can arise due to:
1.    Past traumas
2.    Losing someone very close
3.    Unhealthy competitions
4.    Not standing on the expectations of someone
5.    Genetically
6.    Toxic addictions

And the list will go on. But the main reason that affected the people more and pushed them towards mental health disorders is COVID-19.

Effects of covid-19 over mental health disorders

Covid-19 has affected 93% of the countries in the entire world. It has affected each and every one out there.

Covid-19 could cause neurological disorders and have adverse effects on overall mental health. The pandemic resulted in the isolation of everyone in their houses for a very long time. It was something people never heard of.

Lockdown caused several individuals to suffer from mental health disorders. There are numerous reasons for this. A few crucial reasons are below -
-    Loss of employment: This pandemic resulted in the loss of numerous livelihoods. Most of the people lost their jobs. It must have triggered them and caused mental illness.

-    Fear: Everyone was in isolation without meeting anyone. Several people lost their close ones. Many of the individuals were not even with their families. And the situation was getting horrible each day. It all has resulted in fear.

-    Isolation: Without communications and meeting their close ones left everyone to suffer alone in the isolation.


Many people also started using drugs and alcohol to cope up with what they are feeling inside their brains. Pandemic challenges caused fear, a feeling of anxiety, and uncertainty. It also increased financial difficulties among people.

In the USA alone, twenty million people were unemployed. All of the traumatic events that happened during the pandemic resulted in economic and social consequences. And this hurts people's mental health.

Every one in four people suffer from some level of depression.  However, it increased during the pandemic. According to a study, the level of depression was three times more than the level before the pandemic.

According to a research, 50% of the students, 30% of the health care workers, and 50% of the covid patients suffered from anxiety, sleep disorders, and depression in the year 2020.

In the end, mental health is as crucial as physical health. The signs of mental health issues should never be ignored, and one should always ask for help.


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