The Challenge of a Pandemic on the Psychological State of Teenagers in India

Abstract

Abstract The effects of coronavirus were not just physical but also psychological in all age groups and more so common among children and adolescents. Some children may have had experience of quarantine restrictions during this coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The mental health of millions of children worldwide has been put at risk, with at least one in seven forced to remain at home under nationwide public health orders – or recommendations – during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of them also experienced domestic violence growing. The stress they are subjected to directly impacts their mental health on account of increased anxiety, changes in their diets and in school dynamics, fear, or even failing to scale the problem. Our aim is to bring up a discussion under different aspects and to alert public health and government agents about the need for surveillance and care of these individuals.