October 5th, 2009
Distractions
I just saw this headline on cnn.com, “Internet addiction linked to ADHD, depression in teens.” Upon reading further, I realized a connection had been made, but not in the way I’d anticipated. In this study of 2,000 Taiwanese kids, scientists found that teens diagnosed with ADHD and depression are more likely to become addicted to the Internet. This may be true, but I had this chicken and egg scenario turned around the other way in my mind: I see Internet addiction as leading to
conditions like depression and ADHD. The media barrage comes first and the neurological disease comes second. At any rate, it calls attention to the ill effects of too much Internet and that is a good thing. Information overload! Houseboat buy
posted by schuyler brown
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