According to Azrul Azhan Bin Ahmad Fauzi, mental health problems among young Malaysians doubled during the COVID-19 lockdown.
At the University of Greenwich’s Student Conference, psychology student Azrul Azhan Bin Ahmad Fauzi recently presented his research on Malaysia’s mental health situation, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. His findings support the Malaysia Mental Health Association’s October 2020 claim that the incidence of mental illness in Malaysia doubled during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The results also revealed that young people between the ages of 19 and 25 made up the bulk of the affected population. Young people are frequently the most susceptible to mental health problems, thus this is cause for concern. Their mental health has been significantly impacted by the pandemic’s worry and uncertainty, as well as the interruption to their social and educational lives.
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