Mental Health Effects On Young People During The Covid19 Pandemic

This report discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health of young people in the UK, including the background, current status, key considerations, options, and recommendations. It also covers the subject of mental health effects, course code and name, and college/university if mentioned.

Mental Health Effects On
Young People During the
Covid19 Pandemic

Table of Contents
TITLE..............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION (ISSUE) 750......................................................................................................3
BACKGROUND 1250....................................................................................................................4
CURRENT STATUS 2500..............................................................................................................7
KEY CONSIDERATION 2500.....................................................................................................13
OPTIONS 1250..............................................................................................................................20
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 1250....................................................................23
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................26
Books and Journals...............................................................................................................26

TITLE
Impact of Covid-19 in mental health among young people in the UK
INTRODUCTION (ISSUE) 750
Mental health issue become one of the prevalent disease that rises in the UK. There are
various of reason which may act as factor to cause the issue of mental health. Therefore, the
report or research work usually focus on the Covid-19 that act as issue to enhance cases of
mental health (Dewa and et. al., 2021). According to the world health organisation, the definition
of mental health is referring as the state of wellbeing in which the individual realises their
abilities which can related with coping factor of normal stress of life that can work productively
and fruitfully and help to make the proper contribution to their social group and community. In
addition, the issue of mental health is rises during the Covid-19 where the lockdown and other
factor affect the wellbeing and resilience of young people within UK. Moreover, it is well
analysed that young people are mostly affected due to the Covid-19 where the country start to
face economic crises and due to this number of young people losses their job and become
unemployed. Such condition triggers the poor mental health because it foster the stress and
frustration that affect the young people state of mind. The issue is well elaborated that show the
factor which is related with Coronavirus disease pandemic has usually unfolded a tsunami of
challenge for the mankind over the last previous month or fact of years (Huang, and Ougrin,
2021).
For instance, it also triggers the condition where global collapses are drive and every
influence feel unsaturated at their demographic due to fear and restriction that placed by
government to control the spread of disease. In this, young people become unemployed due to
economic crises which occur due to the rapid prevention in trade, territorial collapse and so on.
Uncertain, there are various families that experience an ongoing pervasive sense of loss that is
loss of social network, jobs and financials security and threatened loss of loved ones (Lee, 2020).
These all impact the mental health and also render the relationship among the children, parents
and so on. Whereas, the young people faced some of psychological that occur due to Covid-19
are that they are facing extreme depression which characterized by low mood, tiredness,
pessimism, poor sleep and appetite, feeling helpless, guilty and hopeless with the minimisation in
the work output that affect the wellbeing and resilience of young people (Pfefferbaum, 2021).

Apart from young people, older are also facing issue who is vulnerable and assisted with special
care where attention is require due to the rising issue of mental health (Mughal and et. al., 2021).
It has been reported that the most common psychological and behavioural issue among
young people in the pandemic were inattention, clinginess, distraction and fear of asking
question which is about pandemic. It is also showing the risk which is greatly enhanced in those
with the pre-existing mental health condition (Pfefferbaum, 2021). As per this, in the midst of the
Covid-19 pandemic where the helpline number in the UK are used to control the manage the
rising issue of mental health disorder or issue which is arise in young people. the mental health
counselling basic treatment which is used for the mental health patient. In this, the medical
counselling or mental counselling is effective for the patient who is dealing with anxiety and
stress. Therefore, domestic violence and social isolation is also appearing as risk which create
hindrance to generate risk of low wellbeing and lack of resilience. Thus, Covid-19 disease itself
and it ripple effect of quarantine and nationwide lockdown have end which help to induce acute
panic, anxiety, obsessive behaviour, paranoia and depression and they also to post traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) in the long run (Patrick and et. al., 2020).
In addition to this, the current pandemic is a way of lingering stressor that may also damage
mind and body where they also show the outcome which is based on long term health
complication (Theis and et. al., 2021). The effect of stress and adversity on the current physical
and psychological wellbeing which enhance the focus on paediatric clinic as the need of hour. In
addition, it is also analysed that they proactively prevent and try to stop the crises which is based
psychosocial level as well as they also consider some intervention that foster the psychosocial
wellbeing and wellness. Moreover, government also implement various of intervention that is
well used in order to show the topmost priority for government, health care personnel and other
associated stakeholder. The above discussion show that issue is usually related with the impact
that affect young people psychological, psychosocial and many more fraction due to the Covid-
19 (Stavridou and et. al., 2020).
BACKGROUND 1250
Coronavirus is previously started and become pandemic for the world. it creates threat for people
and number of people was also died due to Covid-19. Therefore, the rising cases of Covid-19
formulate challenge for population as well government to manage and control the issue. In
addition, economic crises and other associated risk showing their occurrence and at same time

the guideline which is regulated by government such as use of mask, social isolation and many
more affect mental health. The psychosocial impact of the Covid-19 crisis has shown the
outcome which is associated with mental health and emotional wellbeing of million. This is
individually true when they are undertaking for young people. The seclusion, lack of contact
with peers and for many, the loss of emotional as well financial security, impact their daily lives
that include disruption in work and education. It has been also analysing that the youth are facing
enhance risk of suffering from depression, anxiety and sleep disorder. Therefore, pandemic has
well contributed that provide the wide range of productivity of the youth because of the various
stressor that is mentioned above. This is caused an enhance rate of youth suicide as they were not
able to deal with stress and anxiety that they face day-to-day life (Theis and et. al., 2021).
In addition, Covid-19 which is called as pandemic and rise issue of crises in term of
economic, emotional and physical. Therefore, Covid-19 crises are accelerated digitally among
and within countries and has shown the outcome in massive closure of educational institution
that include those at the level of territory. With this all, young people is also included as face
who is dealing and suffer with extreme challenge which has torn the fabric of societies and
causes the damage and human suffering. The low rate of employment from government is also
challenging for youth in order to manifest and deal with poverty where Covid-19 presence raise
the configuration that create unemployment and reduce social isolation which create
complication of mental health (Theis and et. al., 2021). The Covid-19 is cost for the world as
pandemic as a same way, they are also cost to society when associated with youth or young
people. there are wide range of people are usually diagnosed with mental health or disorder
which include ADHD, anxiety, autism, conduct disorder, depression, eating disorder and so on
which can create harm to the young people health, education, life outcome and earning abilities.
With this, the impact on children lives is incalculable. The new analysis has been well introduced
that is by London School of Economics in the aspect of report that indicate that lost contribution
to economics in the report that lost contribution to economics due to mental disorder that lead to
create the issue of disability or death that usually happen among the young people which is
estimated at nearly $390 billion a year (Stavridou and et. al., 2020).
On the onset of the pandemic, the young people were more vulnerable to the very
situation. Young people have suffered greatly due the situation and circumstances which
disrupted their mental health efficiently. As the spread was deadly, Covid-19 majorly affected

the society with infectious disease and the situation was not in control by the government too.
The major characteristic of the Covid pandemic is the rapid viral transmission of the infection
with actually no immunity. The young people were majorly affected by the low wages and
economical imbalances which directly impacted their personal and social life. As every one was
got isolated from their loved ones, this was the main cause of people were stressed out and was
in distress which further led to mental trauma and other associated psychiatric disorders. They
were not satisfied with their financial imbalances and the social distancing caused a major
change in their lifestyles, they were stuck at one place and was not allowed to move to the other
place which was a major issue at that very situation. Loss of loved ones due to the spread out
broke them apart and was implied to more sorrow, pain which further was accompanied with
stress, anxiety and depression (Hadjidemetriou and et. al., 2020). Young people were filled with
more of irrational thoughts that led to suicidal thoughts due to grief and unsatisfied life living.
The economic devastation of prolonged or long-term lockdowns definitely had an adverse effect
on the health impacts in the population of the nation. Situation was worsening day by day and the
news report were a heck at that time period that has affected the mental health of the young
people drastically. As they are the sound asset of the nation, they were more intended to the
situations and the mental health was chiefly impacted.
As the growing situation of the pandemic led to more deaths within the nation, there were
governmental laws and rules that was amended to safeguard the people of the nation.
Government implemented the laws and orders to stay at home, and not to move out unnecessarily
out of home. The Covid-19 crisis has heightened the risk factors that eventually was associated
with the poor mental health among young people. Financial insecurity and their imbalances,
unemployment was a major overlook by the government. Only pharmacies and grocery stores
other than hospitals were available at that time to fulfil the needs of the people of the UK. People
were asked to maintain healthy diets and stay at their homes when not needed to go outside.
Vaccines were then discovered for the very situations and the crisis state to reduce the number of
cases within the nation. Low symptoms in patients were asked to isolate themselves at their
homes and not sit wit the other members of the family (Keogh-Brown and et. al., 2020). NHS
then offered treatment for the patents with corona virus who were at highest risk of becoming
seriously ill due to the crisis and they includes Antiretroviral, Sotrovimab and other neutralising
monoclonal antibodies, Remdesivir ans etc. it was instructed to get rapid lateral flow test if

anyone gets symptoms and this test was free of cost to the people from GOV.UK Or NHS119 to
the nation. There were several vital guidelines implemented for the safety and health for the
people of the nation. Clinical tests were a major step in intervention when any sign of symptoms
was seen in an individual.
As this is a complex disease and was accompanied with so many other difficulties and
government then implemented treatments and vaccines foe their people. People were asked to
put on masks on their face and always shield their face while they move out of their houses.
Hand sanitizers were stocked to intervene the spread of the infection from one individual to the
other. Night and day curfews was a major step by the government to reduce the spread of the
infection. Gloves and masks were made a mandatory step in the process of intervention. Clinical
and community care was made an important and vital step in the process of intervention to the
situation which was a very crucial for the crisis. This care represented the realistic strategies for
successful Covid-19 pandemic mitigation in the very long-term (Panovska-Griffiths and et. al.,
2020). Healthcare setting reinforcement were the main roles on the intervention process, the
healthcare professionals were proficiently taking care of the major situation within the nation to
provide an effective result to the people who were suffering within the nation. It was difficult for
the hospitals to manage their patients and give them efficient patient care and so the government
brought up major and vital steps to provide them effective care to prevent the disease and the
outbreak.
CURRENT STATUS 2500
Covid-19 was declared as a worldwide pandemic by the organisation World Health
Organisation on 11 March 2020. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease which
is mainly incepted by SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most individual who are infected with this virus will
experience a mild to moderate respiratory impairment and also recovers without aiding any sort
of special treatment. Withal, some individual can even become more serious with an effect that
can majorly make them ill and sick and require efficient medical care and attention to aid the
difficulties wit the disease. Those individuals with underlying medical conditions like
cardiovascular disease, other chronic respiratory disease, or it can also cause cancer are more
likely to develop other associated serious illness. This disease can majorly affect the young
people and are more likely to getting sick with the Covid-19 and become seriously ill or can be
fatal to death at any age (Choi and et. al., 2020). The new coronavirus is efficiently infectious

respiratory impairment which is chiefly transmitted from an individual to individual like a
regular flu. This pandemic has possible symptoms such as fever, cough, tiredness and other
associated loss of taste or smell. In addition, sore throat and aches and pains with headaches
were associated with the difficulties. Serious illness symptoms includes difficulty in breathing,
dilemmas, chest pain that can be major at times for the affected individual.
On the 12th of January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed that there
is a novel virus called coronavirus was the major incept of a respiratory impairment in a cluster
of people in the Wuhan city of the the nation China. In addition, this was efficiently reported to
WHO in the end December of 2019. as the disease was fatal, it fatality ratio was much lower
than the SARS of 2003, but the transmission was significantly very high and greater with respect
to the total death toll. On the onset of pandemic, more attention was focussed on protecting the
more vulnerable. During the pandemic, young people have suffered greatly with measures that
were taken to control the illness if caused. There was a great surge in the associated illness
within the young people. In addition, the young people were majorly affected with loads of
mental illness that was associated with the running scenario of the pandemic (Cowie and Myers,
2021). Young people in UK were mostly affected as the pandemic lead to so many stress
bursting impacts that were not favourable to their age factor and also they were not ready to
attempt those cases. As approximately 1.7 million young people in UK were having a long term
medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and other mental associated illness such as epilepsy.
As a way of endeavouring to control the outspread of the very disease SARS-CoV-2 virus
and slowing down the disease transmission, the nation then implemented the non-pharmaceutical
interventions (NPI) to bring forth the socialising and contact limits throughout the society.
Therefore, these NPIs were later known as lockdowns. In the case of UK, there were several
measures and strategise that were majorly utilised to decline the spread of the infection including
limiting non-essential contact and travelling around the globe. In addition, the best measure was
to stay at home orders to prevent the infection spread from one individual to the other and to not
loiter around unnecessarily and efficiently maintaining the rules of social distancing. Work from
home was then chiefly applied at workplaces and other working authorities to promote the digital
delivery of work efficiency and other online lectures and seminar were conducted to foster the
education efficiently. However, the UK government then utilised the national lockdowns as a

crucial part to control the corona virus and further protect the National Health Services (NHS)
and save lives that was more important for the government (Dubey and et. al., 2020).
As has been mentioned and pointed efficiently that societal lockdowns may unknowingly
lead to poor outcomes such as inclined unemployment, child abuse, and other associated
domestic violence which was not a healthy impact the spread-out for the nation. In addition, the
reduced non- COVID-19 healthcare, for instance the vaccinations and cancer screenings that
were crucial for the patients were not considered and thus leading to death of those patients. In
addition, lockdowns elevate the substance abuse among young people and also there were high
chances that they attempted suicides due to increased mental health issues such as anxiety, stress
and depression. Elevated levels of isolation in young people lead to high levels of physiological
distress which is majorly affected their mental health. There has been now gathering evidence
that the young people have suffered a lot during the pandemic within the nation and they are
more vulnerable to other associated mental health illness. During the lockdowns, the young
people were more declining towards the mental health issues that were comprised with anxiety,
depression, worry ad other rumination, sleep and stress. For instance, early on the course of the
pandemic which was in May 2020, initial studies details that the physiological distress levels
were very high as those estimated in the very previous year (Holt and Murray, 2022). The young
people are the complex sensitive group of people who suffered more during the pandemic and
that was more devastating for the their physical and mental health.
Indeed, around half of the mental health disorders emerged in the young adults. The
sequelae of poor mental health and associated low mental well-being are the causing derivative
of numerous medium or longer term negative impacts on the young adults which finally prevents
individuals from reaching their full efficiency and full potentials. Common mental health issues
and difficulties majorly includes depression, and stress which is associated with significant
negative impacts and outcomes, which also comprises very low educational accomplishment,
other associated relationship disruption which is not healthy for their mental peace and growth.
In addition, this also bring forth unstable employment and an increased health risks that is not
efficient for their mental peace and physical growth and development. This also elevated the risk
of increased mortality rate within the nation through somatic illness and suicide among young
adults. Due to lockdown, the social life was totally affected and the mortality within the nation
was impacted which majorly affected the mental peace within the young people. Economic

disruption was the major factor that was affected by the pandemic within the workplaces were
inefficient in providing employment and the wages decreased due to increased pandemic and
declined financial and funds. Young adults were totally devastated as they were not able to work
efficiently and they were less paid than usual days which affected their life and financial
instability lead to so many other mental health issues such as stress, depression (Jallow and et.
al., 2020). As young adults are easy to exploitation, substance abuse was the major issuance
during those days and they were vulnerable to those pandemic scenarios that affected their
personal and social life.
The young adults are vulnerable and easily gets influenced by their peers which is not a
good impact on their mental and thinking consciousness. They tend to lose their mental stability
when things not go in their hands and are also impulsive which lead them to think of suicidal.
The pandemic then led to feelings of defeat, incompetent, entrapment, shame and hopelessness
within the young adults which was not a good sign and that later led to many suicides and other
mental traumas within them. One of the major factor was experiencing economic disruption
which had high chances of likely to experience suicidal thoughts within the young adults.
Personal instability in relationship and domestic violence among couples and with other family
members led to suicidal thoughts and attempts to suicide. This also impacted the metal health by
causing to stress and depression. The young adults unfortunately were suffering a lot with
common mental health issuances that efficiently was not in favour of their physical and mental
health and they included like depression, major stress and traumas associated with other poor
mental health. Prolonged poor mental health difficulty impacted the suffering of individuals as
the pandemic affected the economic outcomes of that individual which was healthy for their
daily life living (Kim and Asbury, 2020). With their personal earnings, which was considerably
very less than those without a mental disorder in other individuals can majorly affect the mental
stability of that respective individual. Young adults are at risk of escaping from education and
this will majorly impact the cognitive growth and sensitive thinking skills that would aid in
tackling mental health difficulties.
Given this developmentally sensitive time period, young adults are very vulnerable to
mental health difficulties and it is perhaps the unsurprising that the policy outcome to the Covid-
19 pandemic gave major hype to further more mental health problems in young adults. Although
the young adults are more relatively spared from the pandemic situation and physical effects of

Covid-19 and not significant thrust of the transmission. Young adults are more vulnerable to
suffering very low mental well-being as an outcome of this pandemic. There was a surge in the
symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia among the young adults during the
pandemic. Covid-19 effectively led to mental complications and other mental health difficulties
among the young adults such as delirium, agitation, and other metal health problem such as
strokes. Psychological mental health difficulties impacts include low mood, mood swings,
tiredness, pessimism, very poor sleep, appetite issues, feeling helpless at times, sometimes guilty
about the situation that they are dealing with and extreme feeling of hopelessness. In addition,
there is a gradual feeling of reduction in work output among the young adults that is good for the
is mental and physical wellbeing (Loomba and et. al., 2021). Physical distancing due to the
Covid-19 outbreak majorly impacted young people with drastic negative effects on the mental
health. With physical distancing, people were bound to stay at their homes, to some people it was
very difficult at the beginning but later they were intended to obey the governmental rules for
their safety.
Many became homeless due to no or low financial stability, and also poor which affected
their mental well-being. In addition, high mortality rates within the nation in the time period of
2020 to 2021 due to Covid-19 has chiefly caused widespread psychiatric distress among people.
This long term distress may cause concerns such as psychiatric imbalances. When people were
instructed and ordered about staying at their homes, without direct contact with Covid-19 cases,
mental health was mainly affected. The initiation of social distancing, self-isolation and
lockdowns limited face to face interaction and contact with their loved ones significantly
elevated the risk of mental health problems (Xiong and et. al., 2020). This led to depressive
disorder and other psychological imbalances that would majorly effect the very well-being in
among adults within within the nation (Niedzwiedz and et. al., 2021). This pandemic led to
billions of deaths within the nation and worldwide that ahas a major effect on the mental
conditions of the individuals. Many lost their loved ones’ planet was burning out with the death
rates and this has greatly impacted the psychological stability within each individual. Social
connection is vital for well-being in humans and whilst internet based media and applications
such as zoom, WhatsApp etc. allowed social interaction among people which was very essential
part for living in such conditions. Young people had suddenly left the socialising period that has

led to a situation where they were not in state of accepting the current conditions of the pandemic
as that was very disturbing.
There were very disturbing circumstances within the nation that has silently disturbed the
whole well-being of the nation. Covid-19 had other several factors that may lead to their
anxiousness towards the situation, young people were more anxious and vulnerable at that times
and the one with pre-existing psychiatric vulnerabilities it was obvious that the young people
may develop anxiety disorders. In addition, heightened risk of anxiety and depression among the
young adults, elevated the risk of substance use among them. In addition, domestic violence was
on peak with child abuse (Shakespeare and et. al., 2021). Domestic violence and other associated
abuses such as child abuse possibly increased due to isolation and lockdowns. This isolation
majorly affected their mental well-being and this was not good for their health. These abuses
were more and the abusers were at low possibilities of escape in young adults that was not good
for their mental well-being. There are other factors that has contributed to the development of the
psychiatric disorders among the young adults. Young adults working at the health care setting
were also majorly affected as they were intended to the most disturbing wards and they had to
suffer a lot at that times (Panovska-Griffiths and et. al., 2020). They were intended to the
pandemic situations within the health care sector as they are abided by their oaths and with the
circumstances that they were facing at the premise was very disturbing and has affected their
mental health very efficiently. Healthcare workers and other health care professionals were
majorly affected with this pandemic situation as they were in direct contact with the infectious
disease and dealing with the situations of patient care that was efficiently needed for their
wellbeing.
Young adults who were employed at the health care setting were more vulnerable to the
disease and the running situations as they were at great risk of causing psychiatric disorders.
They were later suffering with major mental health issues and were also at the risk of suicide as
they were inefficient in tackling the situations of Covid. The young patients at the hospital were
dealing with the pandemic and with other mental health issues such as hypertension s the
situation led to this circumstances among them. The one with pre-existing psychiatric disorders
was worsening as they were more vulnerable to isolations, they were more often to cause more
psychiatric deformities and that could take their lives (Pokhrel and Chhetri, 2021). Stress is well
established contributor to development of other psychiatric diseases and is an onset of the mental

disorder that is not in any way going to benefit their social and physical life as they are so much
vulnerable with their situations. This had majorly influenced the factors of anxiety or depression
within the young adults and that is very disturbing for their mental wellbeing. During pandemic,
high chances of mental disabilities were intensifying the abilities of causing more mortality rate
of the people within the nation. The individual with pre-existing mental health disorders
intensifies stress and other schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Needless yo say, Covid-19 likely
affected the young population more acutely that the rest within the nations (Schleicher, 2020).
KEY CONSIDERATION 2500
In the context with the UK, the rapid assessment is having been taken associated with
8,444 adolescent and young people between defined aged of 13 and 29 in nine countries and
region of the UK. The above discussion is taking into key consideration that show the account of
feeling that they can faced in the first month of the response to pandemic and show the situation
in September (Liu, Hyun, Mittal, and Erdei, 2022). Among the participants, it is well analysed
that 27 percent of report of feeling with anxiety and 15 percent of the people is facing issue of
depression in the last week. As per this, 30 percent with reason that influence current emotion is
economic situation. The general situation which is associated with countries and local people is
usually get affected due to daily of young people as the 46% report is well associated with
having less motivation to perform such activities that they can usually enjoyed and taking into
the consideration that 36 percent of people is less motivated when taking context of daily basis.
The study involve perspective which is associated with future that has been negatively affected,
it is also justified that in the case of young women who usually faces issue of challenges. In this,
43 percent of women feel pessimistic about the future compared to 31 of the male participants
(Lasalvia and et. al., 2021). A situation that generate that show the deep concern and call the
national health authorities is that 73 percent of need to ask for help concerning physical
wellbeing. For instance, the 40 percent not ask for help for help. The data used to show the rise
of 43 percent in case of women. The health centre and specialised healthcare setting which is 50
percent by worship centre that is 26 percent and present online service which is analyse as 23
percent which act as main mechanism where they help to show some need which is required for
the support of individual with mental health issue.
Covid-19 is anxiety-provoking for the patient, non-patient, carer and healthcare professional
due to infective, the uncertainty which is well associated with manifestation and prognosis,

restriction that is imposed by causes that lead to create cause of social, occupational and other
associated domains (North and et. al., 2021). The anxiety is well compounded with the rumours,
flooding of information in the media and internet, changes in the daily life and making proper
schedule. As above, if any individual is feeling symptoms of issue of mental then they must take
appointment with mental health professional such as psychologist or any psychiatrist. The
awareness, accepting and having the insight which is showing one of psychological issue that is
first step which is taken in order to make approach for therapy. Talking with professional,
maintaining proper routine and healthy lifestyle, taking a healthy and avoid taking tobacco an d
drugs, participating in creative activities such as music, singing, writing, painting, dancing which
is helpful in order to cope with the anxiety (Bendau and et. al., 2021). The information which is
chosen for the report which is associated with the issue of mental health that usually occur due to
covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the most of the covid-19 patient are dealing asymptomatic, the
majority have mild issue that get improved. Unnecessary panic which is must avoided. One must
be looked at the current scenario in positive manner by thinking that chance of getting an
infection and very low simple step which is wearing mask, social distancing and hand washing
enough to prevent infection (Ahmed and et. al., 2021).
During the phase of COVID -19; the disease itself was not a major problem to interrupt and
disturbed the physical and routine life of old people, adults and children. But the phase of
pandemic impacted the mental health of people drastically. Due to changes in routine life,
personal life, professional life, that is; overall lifestyle of people made it difficult for them to deal
with such changes (Aminoff and et. al., 2021). There are many key considerations which
contributed the most in disturbing the mental health of people:
 Increase screen time: During COVID, people were restricted to go out of their
residential places in order to control the spread of infection from one place to other and
from one person to another. Even schools, colleges, and offices were ordered to shutting
down (Adegboye, and et. al., 2021). Such ideal time lead people to spend most of their
time in watching television, gaming, working or scrolling entertainment apps on mobile
phones, etc. Social media and electronic devices were the main sources to provide update
about national and international level. Through electronic sources many people start
advising people to follow preventive measures but on other hand it also leads to create
sensationalism and a source of spreading fake information regarding the diseases.

Excessive screen time to social media makes people vulnerable to online cyberbullying,
exposed to harmful and inappropriate content which impacts their mental health.
 Parental stress: Many people got struck in different regions, away from their home and
have to suffer from great stress, isolation and without receiving any support in-person
which is also a key factor of the suffering. Nurturing, stable, and supportive parents
provide their children positive emotional and social development, fostering trust, restrict
young children to go out of the homes (Yu and et. al., 2021). The parents become fearful
and worried about their children. Pandemic has already disrupted the economic and
financial activities of people around the world which led to create a sense of uncertainty
(Banks and Xu, 2020). High level of psychological distress were reported among people
due to financial losses. It has been observed that majority of people with children less
than 12 years of age were having difficulties in managing their work and taking care of
their children which led to fall them into high distress (Savage and et. al., 2020).
 Risk of exploitation, neglect and divorce cases: Social distancing can be a curse to
people living in a toxic and abusive environment. Boredom, frustration, financial
instability, isolation from society/ community observed to increased rates of cases of
neglect, exploitation and even child abuse in many countries. Even many couples were
reported to file divorce due to stress and over burden of partner in already stressful,
financially and mentally exploited conditions. Many reports have revealed the data of
increased incidents of shouting, yelling and even slapping their child and domestic
violence over women. Staying home make vulnerable people more prone to exposed to
further misbehaviour, violence, exploitation, and neglect. Such activities are obvious
reasons to disturb the mental health of an individual (Creswell and et. al., 2021).
 Unable to concern doctors or counsellors: During pandemic, people were not able to
visit their doctors, counsellors, or any other healthcare workers. Many people who suffers
from arthritis, gout, or any other auto immune diseases, mental conditions, like trauma,
depressions, etc. need to visit counsellors on regular basis. But restrictions mad people
confined to home hence many service providers were not able to access their services
which leads to develop complications in their conditions. People suffering from anxiety
and depression may feel disturbed with the news of disease and death all around them

(O'Connor and et. al., 2021). People with OCD may develop worse symptoms due to
generating obsession during the time of stress.
 Financial Troubles and burden of family: Many people have lost their jobs in
pandemic. Pandemic was already a burden to young and old age people who have
responsibility to take care of themselves along with their children, and family from
getting infected. In COVID-19 due to restrictions of performing professional operations
many small scale organisations were proved to be insufficient to pay their workers. So
such organisations started to fired employees from job and many people have to quit their
jobs to take care of their family (da Silva and et. al., 2020). Financial losses and stress to
manage families make many people prone to stress, anxiety, and depression. Inability to
provide better life to their families even impact many people in today's time and its
influence can be seen.
 Unhealthy eating and drinking: People sit ideally at their residential bring the feeling
of boredom, which promote them to eat all day. Boredom, stress, and frustration increase
the craving fro unhealthy foods in young people and especially children. Unhealthy
eating made their bodies inactive, gain fat, leads to disturb metabolism. Many people
have been reported to start drinking alcohol and prefer drug abuse to get rid of feeling of
loneliness, isolation and beat up the time. It leads them to develop a habit of drinking and
drugging which impacts their mental and physical health drastically (Lee, Cadigan and
Rhew, 2020).
 Social isolation: Being isolated is one of the worst feeling. Restrictions imposed by the
government of several countries on getting out of home impacted many people in many
ways. In a society, meeting up with the people is an important factor which facilitate and
allow people to communicate, share sorrows, happiness, provide support but in pandemic
people used to be at their homes all days and try to tackle with their problems on their
own (Pieh and et. al., 2021). Isolation from society does not give people access to meet
with their families, friends, etc. which effect their mental health at an great extent.
 Disturbed biological clock: In pandemic; people became lazy due to lack of work and
complete disturbance in daily life schedule. Disturbed eating and sleeping schedule, lack
of focus on physical exercise, unhealthy eating, increased screening time effect physical

and mental heath of people (O'Connor and et. al., 2021). People started facing anxiety,
depression, stress.
 Isolated patients: People who get infected severely suffered from fear of disease. Such
people have kept into complete isolation from their families or in Corona wards where
they have been cared by healthcare workers (Adegboye and et. al., 2021). Fearful
environment, daily updates of death from different nations, regular medicine
administration had put people in fear and disturbed their mental situation which even
leads to bring irrational thoughts in their mind like fear of death, suicidal thoughts, etc.
 Death of loved ones: Psychological distress observed to be intensified in people who
have lost their close ones due to COVID-19, and in individuals who diagnosed with
psychiatric symptoms prior to this infectious disease. Increase of symptoms of OCD,
depression, interpersonal subjectivity, anxiety, phobia, psychoticism has been reported in
individuals with history of mental disorders (Lee and et. al., 2020).
 Unemployment and poverty: Many people who did not have any jobs and searching for
one and poor population who used to survive with daily earnings have lost the
opportunity of getting job and make money. Stress of managing family and provide them
shelter and food make many people worried. Many business firms faced a major loss on
their business which highly impacts their mental health along with economic status of
respective countries. In pandemic; isolation, loneliness, ideal sitting promotes the factor
overthinking among people (Baker and Clark, 2020).
 Burden of delay in education: In days of pandemic, largest disruption in education
system has been measured with sudden shut down of schools, colleges, and universities
for a long time which have impacted almost 94% of the world's student population. The
crisis has reduced the opportunities for vulnerable children, youth, adults to access
education. This is a great loss in learning and completely erase decades of progress from
many under-develop countries (Jia and et. al., 2020). Many children and youth generation
had top drop out and not able to continue with schools, and colleges next year due to
economic impact of pandemic. Many nation's education systems decided to carry on with
learning and educate people through online internet sources. But this way does not prove
to be effective in raising knowledge in children and young adults. It increased the burden

of education within students and delayed their academic progress, results, and
opportunity of getting placement for jobs.
 High Costing of daily products: Price of daily need products got increased due to lack
of production and shortage of resources to manufacturing units. Limited availability of
resources and restrictions on transportation of raw and final products lead to increased the
cost of products (Banks and Xu, 2020). It has been difficult to the population existing
below poverty line to afford daily need products on daily basis which impacted their
physical and mental health. Stress of inability to provide appropriate life to children
increased mental burden among people.
 Physical inactivity: In pandemic people get physically inactive which leads to
development of many diseases for example; obesity. Cases of obesity were observed to
be increase with a much high rate globally. Disrupting schedule promote people to adopt
unhealthy lifestyle with unhealthy eating, lack of physical exercise, stress, increased
screening time result in increasing body weight (Pierce and et. al., 2020). All these
factors are not fit for mental health of an individual in any way.
 Shortage of protective resources: People were strictly demand to follow regulations and
rules imposed by government to control and regulate the spread of infection (Burton and
et. al., 2021). One of the strict rule implemented globally is to apply masks, protective
mask shield, carry hand sanitizers, etc. Increased demands of these products in market
and shortage of availability create many problems to people.
 Changes in living environment: A large portion of young generation described changes
in their living conditions during pandemic (Hu and Qian, 2021). A majority of young
generation who used to live in campus independent from their families realised the days
of living at home as less independent and home environment as more distractive. A major
change in their living environment was supposed to be reduced interactions with their
room mates. While for some; compulsion of staying inside and restrictions on moving
outside was a primary change in their living circumstances.
 Depressive thoughts: When participants has asked to mention their experiences about
pandemic days; they share that have experienced major depressive thoughts due to
loneliness, insecurity, hopelessness, overthinking, uncertainty, concerns about academic

performance and delay in getting jobs after completing graduation (Chandola and et. al.,
2020).
 Suicidal thoughts: Many young individuals mentioned that pandemic situation has led to
bring some suicidal thoughts. The main reasons were relevant to family problems,
exploitation (in some cases), academic performance, fear from uncertainty and insecurity.
 Barriers to seeking professional support during pandemic: Many universities have
provided the services to avail counselling on telephones or internet to help students in
combating the situation but many individuals who developed the symptoms of depression
and anxiety; claimed that they had not preferred to use school counselling services during
COVID-19 (Rettie and Daniels, 2021). Reasons of avoiding the usage of services
included
As per this, it is well analysing the overall study follow the context which may show that
mental health is prevalent issue during the covid-19 due to the lockdown where people are
feeling that are prisoned. In addition, survey has been take place which show their outcome that
is high range of people is usually affected due to the covid-19. Moreover, the people usually face
the issue of isolation and loss of mental peace. The loss of communication with loved ones and
relative is also act as the major issue where the effect of mental is observed. Moreover, it is well
summarised that people are faces stress, depression and other factor which may impact mental
health. With this, government also implies various law and regulation which is important at the
time of covid to reduce covid-19. Therefore, article is well reviewed that show their significance
for the topic, it provides information that millions of people is usually affected with mental
health issue due to the change in environment which is isolated from people, less communication
and no interaction. The people are prisoned in houses and living in such a way that impact
negatively. As per this, government also create various intervention program that is useful for
people to develop sense of belonging such as self-yoga program and various awareness that is
suitable to create mental health wellbeing.
In today's era, rate of mental health condition has already been increasing with a higher range
due to unhealthy lifestyle, fast and complicated life structure, work load on professionals, and
high competition within academic population. In addition to all these, Pandemic has entered and
deployed mental conditions drastically (Creswell and et. al., 2021). Old age people and children
were more prone to getting infection but young generation was so burdened with many

responsibilities and high disruption in their daily lifestyle. Young population who was already
dealing with mental conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, stress; got
so anxious in pandemic due to many additive factors. One of the worst factor faced my many
vulnerable young population is losing someone they loved. This loss has made them weak, which
leads to develop suicidal thoughts within them (da Silva Junior and et. al., 2020).
OPTIONS 1250
Covid-19 pandemic crisis brought up demographic shift which ultimately drifted the
outbreak rapidly within the nation. Increasing number of patients experienced elevated numbers
of other associated diseases among the young adults within the nation. This elevated illness
within the patients and the other associated young people experienced other potential long-term
illness and diseases which was efficiently affecting the very health and mental health of theirs. It
was advised by the health care professional to protect their own health as well as their loved ones
health. While young adults who were at lower risk, it can not be aid that they were at zero risk.
Most young people, they won't get sick enough to go to the hospital but some will, and majorly
those who will do face reasonably high, considerable risks of other serious illness and adverse
outcomes that occur in the setting (Abel and McQueen, 2020). Young adults with major pre-
existing health conditions including major and chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases,
obesity and also type 2 diabetes. They are more vulnerable to severe Covid-19. In addition, any
young adult who was overweight, with a body mass index (BMI) aged between 25 and 30, also
had heightened and major health risks. Elevated BMI is one of the more common and ordinary
health difficulties that plagues the young adults. This is the most important risk factors for
hospitalization at a young age of during Covid-19. It is evident that the patients of Covid-19 who
are young adults had higher BMI than the older ones majorly (Aquino and et. al., 2020).
Young adults health associated behaviours also impact their susceptibility to the infection
and to very poor results of theirs. Covid-19 occasionally kills younger people and the relative
deaths may be rare but the non-fatal symptoms cases can be greatly disruptive and even life
threatening or life altering. In national survey, it was found out that the young adults who are
consuming alcohol and had smoking habits were majorly underlying the risk factors of the Covid
crisis. All infections are kind of a race ad most of time it is evident that the immune system wins
but sometimes the virus also does their part efficiently (Bashshur and et. al., 2020). Is is the
inflammatory responses of the virus which is associated with the progressive disease and

development of other acute respiratory distress syndrome which is majorly known as the ARDS.
Young adults can get affected to the Covid outbreak and this can majorly impact their lungs,
reduce its capacity and the limits the intake of oxygen. In addition, this led to ARDS and
pneumonia. Covid had affected the one young adult who was more prone to underlying illness
and other associated respiratory complications or the both at the same time. In extreme cases,
young adults were suffering from depression, low mood, tiredness, other difficulties such as poor
sleep and pessimism. Loss of appetite is one major factor were an individual loses appetite and
health is then declined affecting the immunity to cause other several disorders. The underlying
diseases among young adults such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, other related respiratory
diseases and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness accompanied with other associated
disorders among them (Farrell and et. al., 2020).
Prevention is the best solution to the infection. But if someone was infected with the
outbreak it is important for that individual to take care of their personal mental health during the
Covid crisis. Going easy with oneself when experiencing mental health problems such as more
depression or anxiety than usual. Those young adults should not feel depressed as they are not
alone in their struggles and should start positively working out on the possibilities of tackling the
mental health abnormalities. By maintaining a daily routine that would impact positively and
bring forth positive approaches that would foster the mental health among them. Regular sleep,
eating healthy food, maintaining portions of meal, daily work schedules can foster the mental
health problems among young people. This can effectively aid in maintaining a sense of
normalcy. Taking out time for activities that they enjoy. Reading good books can foster
positivity among young adults who are infected with Covid and are suffering with mental health
problems. By making efficient and safe distance with other individuals during the pandemic
scenes and exercising regularly to keep ad stay active throughout the day will help aid anxiety,
releases stress, also manages mood and depression among young adults. The government then
overtook the situation in hand and implemented several laws and orders so that the sufferers
could prevent more of infection among their peers. Combination of masks, cleaning of hands on
regular basis and physical distancing majorly influenced the intervention measures among young
adults. Proper vaccination was brought into effect for the infection (Huynh, 2020).
There are other complications that are associated with the Covid crisis and they include
pneumonia and trouble breathing. In addition, organ failure in several organs are also the causing

impairment with the Covid-19 disease and heart diseases with severe lung conditions which
causes a low amount of oxygen to go through the bloodstream to other organs and that is
efficient for the body-blood regulation. Blood clots and acute kidney injuries are also the other
disease that is associated with the Covid outbreak. Additional viral and bacterial infections are
also accompanied with the very Covid disease which has efficiently impacted the health
conditions among the young adults in the nation. With several other impairments, young adults
are more declined towards the disease and the social life was also affected which majorly
disturbed their mental health conditions among the young adults of the nation. Complications
with Covid and the rising cases of the patients chiefly surged the mental health disorders and that
was not efficient for their very mental health (Oosterhoff and et. al., 2020). Young adults already
suffering with their personal problems were inclined towards the negative impacts of the Covid
outbreak. The loss of their loved ones and no contact with their family members directly affected
their mental state. Anxiety and depression was the more disturbing cause within the nation.
Substance abuse let the young adults to render the effects of Covid outbreak rapidly. The young
people seeing the scenarios and the daily raised mortality rate within the nation were horrified
and this divided their cognitive thinking abilities which adversely affected the young adults
within the nation.
Getting vaccinated as soon as it was possible was the major method in the intervention
process of the outbreak. When in public, it was mandatory to wear their masks on to prevent
spread of any symptom of Covid such as fever, cough etc. Staying at their own homes was the
most affective measure in preventing Covid spread within the young adults. Avoiding any sort of
physical contact and handshakes or hugs could possibly reduce the risk of Covid spread within
individuals. The best way to prevent the spread and slow down the transmission of the crisis, it is
important that young adults were informed about the disease efficiently and accomplish the vital
knowledge requirement of the disease within the nationwide. The use of the face masks or
coverings has been recommended in public settings to decline the health risks of transmissions of
the Covid outbreak (Singer and Rylko-Bauer, 2021). Young adults were more vulnerable due to
the outbreak within the nation, and their mental health was majorly impacted with this situation
as well. The family members were efficiently playing their roles in taking care of their loved
ones which was necessary for their mental wellbeing.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 1250
From the above report, it has been concluded that COVID 19 has had a impacted greatly
on adult's mental health in UK. The crisis has changed into a economic emergency and that was
hindering the mental piece of adults. There are 119,00 deaths were reported by mid march 2021
in UK, caused stress and anxiety among adults of UK. May adults became jobless. Sitting at
home made them depressed. The reports has covered the impact of pandemic on mental health of
adults of UK. The outbreak of COVID 19 has caught the UK unprepared to deal with the
communicable infection. Most of the adults are diagnosed with psychiatric disorder such as
anxiety and depression. Adult medical staffs were also depressed due to the workload and fear of
infection. COVID outbreak has caused widespread psychiatric distress which is leading to long
term stress and depression. Loosing close ones and relatives made adult feel depressive and
anxious. During the crisis, management of mental health became vital as many suicide attempts
were reported. People started feeling loneliness as they were not allowed to meet their relative
and friends. Mental health is considered as well being of people which allow them to deal with
critical situations and stress. During the lockdown, most of the people started feeling lethargic
because lack of physical activity. They were not able to get out to access physical activities. Lack
of physical activity cased obesity which was a major cause of depression among the adults
during the pandemic. The guidelines given by the government of UK, was very tough to follow
for the adult citizens as they were not prepared for this. Restrictions and fear made feel
depressive and anxious. Physiological issues were also a major reason of feeling depressive and
tiredness. All the people were feeling helpless as no one was prepared to deal with the crisis.
Adults were worried about their poor health due to immune deficiency. All were dealing with
fear and stress that how they will cope if they or they love ones get infected with the virus.
Evidences shows that COVID 19 has been negatively affected the mental health of people. Cases
were increasing on the daily basis, hindering the mental peace of the people. Many of adults
were not getting the access of appropriate treatment and medication due to scarcity of bed and
medical equipments. Shortage of medical staffs was interrupting the patient treatment. This issue
was leading stress among people. Stress was affecting people emotionally, physiologically and
physically. Behavioural changes were also observed in young ones due to the fear of infection
(Wade and et. al., 2021). Outbreak of infection majorly led to mental distortion among young
people whoa were at stake and was totally aware of the situation that was going on in the

nationwide. Covid has efficiently affected the young people and economic distortion has led to
the psychiatric distress among them. Many young people were not in reach with their family
members and other family loved ones, this imparted them with their families which impacted the
social isolation and social distancing due to lockdown influenced the very health and mental
health of the young people within the nation. Isolation due to lockdown affected the very mental
state of the of the young adults and this outbreak was later accompanied with many other major
mental health issuances and health risks. As the mortality rate was inclining each second, the
nation was totally horrified with the outspread. Covid is an infectious disease which was majorly
affected that economic stability in the nation and there was a sudden emergence of the economic
stability within the nation. The outbreak has caused the mental health disturbances, the young
adults were more inclined towards the mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and
majorly depression. This is major sign of the mental health problems in young adults as they
were mainly facing the economical instability and were frustrated due to the impacts that were
led due to the outbreak. The nation was not ready to tackle the situation and the sudden horrified
emergence and outbreak of the Covid crisis. They were still trying to manage the situation in
hand and it was not in control of the government. Social isolation made them more depressed
and more of the death news and articles about the nation situation led them with more fear and
anxiety. There were scarcity of the beds in the hospital and the patients were not efficiently
provided with the treatment access within the nation. Shortages in medical and healthcare
professionals within the medical premise was a major problem during the outbreak and this
affected the very mental associated issuances in the young adults which was an alarming sign
for the nation. They were very vulnerable and could not cope up with the flowing mortality rates
within the nation. The patients who were already suffering with pre-existing psychiatric
disorders were more affected by the pandemic crisis as this led to major impact on their
psychological health of the patient and the other young adults. The pandemic also created a great
crisis in the food supplements which mentally and physically disturbed the mental health and
immunity among the young adults. Mental health is so vital for everyone's mental well-being and
their abilities to do their daily activities. This is very important that the mental well-being is well
taken care of and timely it should be given importance in everyone's life. There are other health
associated diseases that were caused due to the Covid crisis such as cardiovascular diseases,
kidney diseases, diabetes, obesity and other associated impairments which would majorly affect

the Covid outbreak in young adults efficiently. There were several measures that were used to
prevent the outbreak and the pandemic crisis. The nation people were instructed to wear their
masks to cover off tier faces and hand gloves were majorly advised to prevent transmission of
the disease among the people and people who would accidentality come in contact with the
infected. Young adults were efficiently instructed to wash their hands regularly to prevent the
spread of the disease. The people of the nation was more efficiently advised to stay at their
homes to tackle prevent the major infection within the nation.

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