Mental health: An invisible pandemic within a pandemic May 07, 2021 Psychological issues hit children, students, workers, parents “I have lost all my confidence. I don’t know whether I can take a class properly,” says a teacher, who has just recovered from Covid. Shaken, she has begun consulting a psychiatrist. Fear, anxiety and stress are sharply on the rise as India battles a devastating second wave of Covid-19. Psychiatrists report a growing number of people have been seeking them out in the last two or three weeks. Even as the novel corona virus wreaks physical havoc, mental health issues are an invisible pandemic within the pandemic.