KARACHI:
Anxiety and depression are now among the most common obstacles facing the teenagers and young adults, and they are starting to take a serious toll in the classroom. Every year more cases of anxiety and depression are reported in children and adolescents across the world. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), 1 in 8 children suffer from anxiety. Although treatments for anxiety and depression are available, 80% of children with an anxiety disorder and 60% of children with depression do not receive treatment. Many of those suffering from depression end up committing suicide.
In our country too, a considerable number of children and young people are suffering from undiagnosed anxiety or depression – something that is negatively impacting their ability to learn and enjoy life at school and later. When students suffer from anxiety and depression that go unnoticed, their mental health is at risk, which can lead to social and behavioural problems, poor performance and learning, neglected hygiene, poor self-care and low self-esteem.
Ameenullah Qamar Baloch
Karachi
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2022.
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