Statistics issued by the British National Statistics Office revealed that the Corona pandemic affected children’s mental health, as official figures showed that one in six children between the ages of 5 and 16 suffers from Psychological disorder Probably, according to a report published in the British newspaper Metro.
A study warns of deteriorating children’s mental health due to Corona –
The report emphasized that before the Corona pandemic, statistics were limited to the infection of one child out of 9 people only, which means an increase in the percentage of children who suffer from mental disorders due to the outbreak of the virus.
A report issued by the British Health Authority warned that children’s mental health has become a “time bomb” due to the outbreak of the epidemic and the precautionary measures that accompanied it for fear of an outbreak of the virus, as the rise in children’s mental health problems due to the fact that they suffer from the wider impact of the epidemic may have serious repercussions in the future.
The report attributed the impact of the mental health of children as a result of the decisions to close schools for fear of the outbreak of the epidemic, which led to children feeling bored, isolated and lonely, as the pandemic imposed great restrictions on children, especially in preventing them from going out, hiking or summer vacations and exploiting free time in annual vacations, which led to Their mental health deteriorates.
The report emphasized that there are some warning signs that reveal your child has neurological disorders, including difficulty sleeping, anger and irritability, lack of interest in the things they used to enjoy, poor focus, anxiety or general fears, mood swings and a feeling of fatigue or exhaustion.
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