According to a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, lockdowns in the United Kingdom caused around 60,000 youngsters to suffer from clinical depression.
Researchers discovered a 27.1 percent occurrence of depression in their sample, which was much greater than would have transpired in the absence of lockdowns.
According to a Telegraph story, the percentage translates to around 60,000 additional children suffering from clinical depression as a result of COVID-19 limitations.
“After controlling for baseline scores and several school and pupil-level characteristics, depressive symptoms were higher in the COVID-19 group,” the study found.
According to statistics, 400,000 British youngsters were directed to mental healthcare professionals last year for issues such as eating disorders and self-harm.
The report once again demonstrates how individuals who fiercely supported lockdowns while insisting that dissenting views be censored were all on the losing side of things.