Tue Jan 18, 2022 – 12:26 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — After suicide rates skyrocketed among Dutch youth in 2021, the nation’s psychiatrists have come out saying lockdowns may be causing “permanent” mental health issues in young people.
The Dutch Psychiatric Association reported last week that lockdowns, and specifically the closure of schools, have had serious and potentially permanent psychiatric side effects among young people. Meanwhile, the nation reported a 15 percent uptick in suicides in youth aged 20 to 30 in 2021 when compared to previous years.
“Closed higher education institutions and vocational schools threaten to leave young people with permanent mental health issues,” said Dutch Psychiatric Association chairman Elnathan Prinsen in a report by the NL Times.
“The lockdown is intended to prevent illness, but it is the lockdown that is making people sick,” Prinsen added, explaining that his field has been flooded by reports of young people exhibiting “serious problems” with loneliness, stress, and depression, which he suggests at young ages “can lead to a [permanent] mental disorder.”
“We know from studies that three-quarters of mental disorders develop before the age of 21. The average age at which such a disorder starts is around 18, 19 years old, which is exactly the age of students in secondary vocational education, college, and university,” elucidated the doctor, who also added each time restrictive lockdown measures are
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