The count of people with mental health problems walking to government health facilities in the district was 6,030 between April 2021 and March this year.
It was just 3,600 in fiscal year 2019-20 for the corresponding time period, figures from the health department office showed.
medical officer dr psychiatrist Nidi Jain Bukharian He said, “Cases related to mental health illnesses are increasing in the district with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown initially induced in the last two years.”
“People also became aware of mental health because there was a lot of talk about peace during the first two waves of the pandemic, which caused them to be referred to centers like ours,” he said. Dr. Bukharia.
Commenting on the problems people face, Dr Bukharia said: “Depression, anxiety disorder, insomnia, headache, psychosis (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) are among the most common complaints in the district”.
The month-over-month break further showed that in 2021, when a second wave hit the district severely and caused the highest reported infections and deaths in two years of the pandemic, the average number of mental health-related cases jumped to 800 from 350 in 2019. , records showed.
The jump clearly showed that trauma related to COVID-19 is a major cause behind these mental health issues among people.
Dr. Bukharia further added: “Many people still come with complaints about trauma, fear since losing their loved ones after being infected with the COVID-19 pandemic virus.”
Indore was the most affected district in madhya pradesh with more than 2 lakh reported pandemic virus cases and around 1462 reported deaths.
Despite this increase, the true picture could be very different because, according to national estimates, only 10% of people with mental health problems in the country are tracked.
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