Many with anxiety issues approach doctors more in this lock down says Chennai docs
Posted on: 24/Apr/2020 10:44:31 AM - No. of views : (4147)
The total lock down in TN and in Chennai to contain Covid-19 has made the people to be inside the four walls on their houses. In this scenario, there are many persons who are having mental health issues.
It is believed that when compared to taking care of physical health (by boosting immunity) taking of taking care of mental health is rare. Point here is now many people are visiting psychiatrists and other mental health specialists to sort out their anxiety issues and family conflicts etc. Number of people seeking the help from the doctors has been increasing as the lock down has been extended now till 3rd May.
A psychiatrist belonging to SIIMS Hospital, Chennai, Dr. Sangeetha Sankaranarayanan, spoke about how there are two groups of clients (one with no history of psychological issues and others who were already under treatment and got worse in the lock down time) visiting her for her opinion. She added that the people get depressed more of staying indoors always due to the lock down.
It must be taken into account that there are more family conflicts now because many people are present under one roof inside their houses in this lock down period.
