Students use anti-stress app to battle depression and anxiety

With high rates of suicide, depression and other mental health issues among the young in India, smartphone apps may to help fight this. Photo: Shutterstock

At some point during his four years at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, one of India’s most prestigious universities for aspiring engineers, Edwin Anthony got lost.

The Indian electronics student suffered from fatigue, mood swings and bouts of anxiety that kept him from focusing on his studies. Normally quiet and even-keeled, he became grouchy with friends and found himself arguing with his parents on the phone.