New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in every six or seven individuals in the world is living with a mental disorder. In this, "depressive and anxiety disorders are major contributors to [years lived with disability or YLDs] in all age groups (except 0-5-year-olds)... They are also the second leading cause of YLDs..." The WHO places productivity losses from mental health disorders at over $1 trillion per year.

While the awareness of and access to mental health professionals are both abysmally low, especially among lower-income populations, round-the-clock access to social media in a digital world exacerbates any underlying biological mental health vulnerabilities. Counselling around social-media use...