Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Q. what is causing the epidemic of anxiety in our young? Obviously the pandemic & ...
Q. what is causing the epidemic of anxiety in our young?
Obviously the pandemic & lockdown(s) have played a role as has the increasing pressure on school kids over exams... we might also factor in the pressures of social media.
However, I think its also fair to say that we have become better at recognising mental health as an issue. Part of this epidemic may be a surfacing of a problem that for years went unrecognised or unacknowledged!
#mentalhealth #children
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/27/jaw-dropping-number-of-children-in-england-with-anxiety-shocks-even-professionals
Obviously the pandemic & lockdown(s) have played a role as has the increasing pressure on school kids over exams... we might also factor in the pressures of social media.
However, I think its also fair to say that we have become better at recognising mental health as an issue. Part of this epidemic may be a surfacing of a problem that for years went unrecognised or unacknowledged!
#mentalhealth #children
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/27/jaw-dropping-number-of-children-in-england-with-anxiety-shocks-even-professionals