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Position Paper About Mental health of Adolescens now that we Have Pandemic
Mental ill-health is the most common health issue among young people, with 75% of mental
illness having its onset before the age of 25.
Taking into consideration that every sixth person in the world is an adolescent, addressing
mental health disorders from an early age onwards is essential for public health. Adolescence is
a critical, transformative time of life.
This period of biological change, psychological challenges and social pressures, combined with
many additional risk factors, makes adolescents one of the most vulnerable groups to mental
health issues.
The impact of COVID-19 towards psychology and mental health is anticipated to be significant
and may affect the population disproportionately, especially adolescent as the vulnerable
category. We aimed to analyze the impact of COVID-19 towards adolescents’ mental health.
The current COVID-19 global pandemic may be impacting the mental health of young people all
over the world. By April 2020, over 90% of enrolled learners (1.5 billion young people)
worldwide were denied their usual educational opportunities. With school closures and
cancelled cultural and sport events, many adolescents are missing out on some of the biggest
moments of their young lives — as well as everyday moments like chatting with friends and
participating in sport and physical activity. Social distancing measures can result in social
isolation in an abusive home, with abuse likely exacerbated during this time of economic
uncertainty and stress.
People with COVID-19 face post-traumatic symptoms, psychological instability, depression, and
anxiety. Most generally COVID-19 increased symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Panic
buying, binge-watching TV, and other unhealthy behaviors. Increased social media use, which is
also reported, ups the odds of anxiety (odds ratio 1.72 [95% CI, 1.31–2.26]) and combined
depression with anxiety (1.91 [1.52–2.41]). Quarantine can contribute to stress and anger and
may also pro.
People with pre-existing mental health conditions generally have an increased risk of infections,
including SARS-CoV-2. Not only are older adults at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness, they
also face a heightened risk of mental health issues due to possible cognitive decline. People
with pre-existing mental health conditions and disorders are also especially sensitive to
quarantine, physical distancing, food availability, and general disruption of their routine.
COVID-19 has been found to be associated with mental health changes in adolescents which
meant management of COVID-19 should also focus on mental health as well, in a population
with adequate exposure of COVID-19 was proved to create adverse mental health condition
such as anxiety and depression. adolescents who had experienced previous trauma with
addition of social isolation/quarantine and loneliness were more prone towards anxiety and
depression during and even after the enforced isolation ends. On the other hand, some
protective factors were found to help adolescents stay away from any mental health adverse
impacts due to COVID-19. Physical-psychosocial support provision, adequate and accurate
information from credible source about COVID-19, and good motivation to obey physical
distancing has shown to decrease the likelihood of negative mental health changes in
adolescent. Through this systematic review, psychiatrist, pediatrician, parents, or other parties
who accompany or take care of adolescents hopefully can raise awareness to detect mental
health changes in order to decrease adverse mental health impacts in adolescent’s future.
The COVID-19 public health crisis has led to a spike in known risk factors for mental health
conditions, including everything from social isolation to unemployment to overall feelings of
insecurity and instability. In light of these risk factors, as well as potential long-term mental
health impacts, the researchers advocate for both short-term and ongoing responses.

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