COVID-19 and adolescent mental health in India, Lancet Psychiatry
Lockdowns in India were stringently imposed from March 24, and have been eased gradually since September, but schools remain closed and online classes have replaced classroom teaching. This situation provided children and adolescents with the perfect conditions for solitude and increased internet use.1 Parents are concerned about the effect of school closure, social distancing, and increased internet use on their children ' s mental health.2, 3 Increased opportunity for internet use makes it more difficult for parents to control this access, and frequent and unsupervised internet use is associated with self-harm and suicidal behaviour in adolescents with psychological risk factors.
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