The mental health of adolescents following the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

Minhazur Rahman Rezvi; Md Shahriar Bulbul Tonmoy; Bayezid Khan

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103309

The mental health of adolescents following the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Dec:78:103309. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103309. Epub 2022 Oct 27.

Authors

Minhazur Rahman Rezvi¹, Md Shahriar Bulbul Tonmoy², Bayezid Khan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Electronic address: minhazurrahmanrezvi@gmail.com.
² Department of Development Studies, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Electronic address: tonmoy1367@gmail.com.
³ Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh. Electronic address: bayezidkhan@ku.ac.bd.

Abstract

This paper highlights the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and adolescents' mental health in Bangladesh. It contains a thorough literature review that summarizes relevant articles and newspapers on the mental health of adolescents. In Bangladesh, the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening adolescent mental health issues. To maintain the safety and security of adolescents mental health issues are becoming increasingly frequent in Bangladesh as a result of lockdowns, financial stress, and livelihood scarcity; this trend cannot be ignored. This study will aid policymakers, government officials, and non-government officials in the development of more effective social safety net measures.

Keywords: Adolescents; Bangladesh; COVID-19; Mental health; Pandemic.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bangladesh / epidemiology
COVID-19*
Communicable Disease Control
Humans
Mental Health*
Pandemics