In the Australian state of Victoria, ten percent of people seriously considered committing suicide at some point during the lockdown caused by the Corona epidemic. This has been revealed by a new study. This has shed light on the fact that the corona pandemic has had a serious impact not only on physical health but also on the psychology of people.
The report of this study has been published in the latest issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Research. According to this, when a lockdown was imposed in the state of Victoria last year, a large number of people fell victim to depression as a result. The thought of committing suicide came into the mind of about ten percent of the people at one time or another. A third of the people said they had problems related to anxiety or depression during this period. 20 percent of the people became victims of insomnia during this period.
A worrying aspect of this study is that 12.3 percent of Victorians started using drugs in an attempt to recover from the psychological effects of the pandemic. Such people have now become a part of a social problem.
The author of this study report, Mark Geisler, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread mental and behavioral health problems. He said- 'For those who have suffered from mental problems, it is important to know that this has not only happened to them.' Significantly, the strictest lockdown in Australia was implemented in the state of Victoria itself.
The highest number of cases of coronavirus infection were reported inside Australia. A total of 30 thousand cases of coronavirus infection were reported in Australia. 20 thousand of them were only in the state of Victoria. Because of this, a strict lockdown was imposed in Victoria. During that time, Victoria's police were heavily criticized for enforcing the restrictions too strictly. During that time many videos of police personnel behaving brutally with people who came out of the house went viral. In response, anti-lockdown demonstrations were also organized in Victoria.
Now experts say that no matter what role the lockdown plays in preventing infection. But if more strictness is taken during that time, then its other side effects come to the fore. The findings of a new study report released in Victoria are considered indicative of similar side effects.
Meanwhile, a study report released in Britain this week said that when people were forced to stay at home. With the lockdown in England, many young children also suffered from depression. In some cases, the children had to be given depression medicine when the situation became serious. The study found that the closure of schools and the refusal to socialize with friends. Neighborhoods had a serious impact on children's psychology. The study report has been published in the Mental Health section of the pharmaceutical journal.
