MENTAL HEALTH DURING

COVID

Presented By:
1. Ann Mariya Xavier
2. Megha Joshi
3. Rohit Arya
KEY POINTS
 INTRODUCTION
 CAUSES
 PROBLEMS
 SOLUTION
 INTRODUCTION
 Mental health is a state of well-being in
which a person understands understands his
or her own abilities, can cope with the
normal stresses of life, can work productively
and fruitfully, and is able to make a
contribution to his or her community.
 Mental health issues during COVID-
19 pandemic :
 The major mental health issues that have
been reported to have been associated with
the COVID-19 pandemic are stress, anxiety,
depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial,
anger and fear globally.
Since the beginning of the worry about COVID-19 in mid-to-late
February, there have been at least 88,405 additional positive
depression and anxiety screening results over what had been expected
(using November 2019-January 2020 average as a baseline).

There have been 54,093 additional moderate to severe depression

and more than 34,312 additional moderate to severe anxiety screening
results from late February through the end of May.
 The per day number of anxiety screenings completed in May was
370% higher than in January, before corona virus stress began. The per
day number of depression screens was 394% higher in May than in
January.
 These impacts on mental health are more pronounced in young
people (<25) : roughly 9 in 10 are screening with moderate-to-severe
depression, and 8 in 10 are screening with moderate-to-severe
anxiety.
CAUSES
 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and
presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world
of work. 
 Millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of
undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by
up to 132 million by the end of the year.
 Nearly half of the world’s 3.3 billion global workforce are at risk of losing their
livelihoods.
 Tourism is a major source of revenue and employment in many countries. It is a
generator for employment, income, tax collections and foreign exchange earnings.
 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the travel and tourism industry's employment loss
is predicted to be 100.08 Million worldwide.
 The pandemic also affected the education sector also. Even though the students are
having online education but it will not give education we had given before
pandemic.
PROBLEMS
 Anxiety and Depression
 Since the beginning of the worry about COVID-19 in mid-to-late February, there
have been at least 88,405 additional positive depression and anxiety screening
results over what had been expected (using November 2019-January 2020 average
as a baseline).
 There have been 54,093 additional moderate to severe depression and more than
34,312 additional moderate to severe anxiety screening results from late February
through the end of May.
 Thoughts of Suicide & Self-Harm at Epidemic Levels
 “Loneliness and isolation” is cited by the greatest percent of moderate to severe
depression (73%) and anxiety (62%) screeners as contributing to mental health
problems “right now.” These percentages have been steady since mid-April.
 Despite a dramatic jump in screeners in May (more than 211,945 versus 69,626 in
April), severity continued to track equal to or higher than our pre-pandemic
baselines.
 Other problems include:
 Alcohol and other substances usage
 Eating disorders
 Over usage of social media platforms
 Sleeping disorders
 Fear to face people
 Addition to mobile.
 Depression.
SOLUTION
 Doing Physical Activities at home

 Rather than using various social media websites we can incorporate yoga or any
kind of physical activity.
 It will protect against other chronic diseases and increase immunity of the body.
 Reduce feeling of anxiety and depression as doing physical activities regularly
gives a sense of achievement.
 Improves mental health and mood.
 Improves your sleep.
SOLUTION
 Meditation

 When we are in the wakeful state and doing various activities of everyday life our
brain’s beta waves are dominating. But when we do mediation we move from beta
states to alpha state which is a state of wakeful relaxation.
 Relaxation techniques like mindfulness and meditation may help increase
your alpha waves. This, in turn, may help you feel calmer, less anxious, and,
according to some studies, may even boost your creativity levels and immunity
levels.
SOLUTION
 Small Life hacks

 Stay away from watching news everyday.

 Take time out for activities you enjoy. Read a good book, watch a comedy, play a
fun board or video game, make something whether it’s a new recipe, a craft, or a
piece of art.
 Getting plenty of sleep, which helps support your immune system.
 Avoid taking any overdose of medicines.
SOLUTION
 Seeking help digitally

 Many digital tools already exist to help us identify signs of stress. Wysa – a mental
health chatbot – uses therapy-based practices and activities such as cognitive
behaviour therapy, mindfulness, mood-tracking etc. to help users manage their
mental health.
 Trust Circle uses AI-driven Social Emotional Learning programmes to self-reflect,
keep a journal, recognise and manage one’s emotions, and seek help remotely.
THANK YOU