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The emotional components of depression are: sadness, irritability, emptiness and exhaustion. Other symptoms of depression are lack of motivation or attention, disruption of sleep or excess sleep and appetite. Depression also lays waste to our capacity to problem-solve, set and achieve goals and function effectively.
There are various factors related to COVID-19 that contribute to the increase in depression rates, including:
Trauma from widespread disease
Grief over losses of life
Fear of getting sick
Unprecedented physical distancing
Financial concerns, including unemployment and housing insecurity
Loss of community
Reduced access to caregivers
People usually see depression as a brain disease. Although our genes do influence how easily we may fall into clinical depression, depression is also highly influenced by environmental stress. The COVID-19 crisis creates unique environmental stressors, suggesting an unusually large amount of the population may develop depression. This site is aimed to help understanding about depression in teens caused by the quarantine and how to recognise and prevent it.
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