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It also includes being grounded at home with no opportunity to talk to friends, name calling and denying use of mobile phones or lack of incentives.The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of exposure to violence, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect during two phases of a student’s life. It leaves them with a feeling that they are not good enough,” said principal investigator of the study Dr Manoj Therayil Kumar from Keele University, UK. Mental health experts said that this kind of emotional abuse is common in Kerala, with each psychiatrist/child counsellor treating one or two cases a month.“There is a huge amount of pressure on students. The study titled ‘Prevalence of child abuse in Kerala, India: An ICAST-CH based survey’ was published in Elsevier journal.Dr Kumar said the study found that often affection, love and pride are attached to success. The pressure on them is immense,” said Kerala State Mental Health Authority secretary Dr Jayaprakash KP.The study showed that emotional bullying was a common thing..