Mental Health in Children and Covid 19

Your Name Course and Section Professor’s Name March 17, 2024 Mental Health during Covid19 When COVID-19 struck, the world came to a standstill for a short while, and outside physical activity was suspended for weeks. Both parents and children experience mental stress as a result of this seclusion at home. This essay seeks to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on children's mental health, with a particular emphasis on the rise in mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. The data suggests that there has been a rise in the prescription of antidepressants to youngsters despite research contradicting these assertions. This medication was prescribed amid the pandemic and was primarily used to treat social anxiety and isolation that occurred during the lockdown (Shachar-Lavie et al., 2023). These problems worsen due to school disruptions as children become more isolated and have fewer opportunities for social contact. Three Supporting Paragraphs 1 Stay-at-home directives and lockdowns restrict social interaction and adult and pediatric patients' access to healthcare, which exacerbates behavioral and emotional problems. Health issues affect both adults and children when there is a lack of social engagement and social alienation, which makes it more difficult for people to obtain medical treatment. The impact of mental health issues on children has gotten worse due to a lack of medical personnel and limited access to healthcare for students in schools. Many kids do not receive the proper assistance they require to grow up and become adults (Harden et al., 2020). 2 The effects of distance learning on students' mental health are...