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HTTP:: Internet Addiction Preceded by Psychiatric Symptoms
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Internet addiction is a condition that, when first announced, raised a few eyebrows at best. Over the years, as more and more children and teens became glued to their computer monitors, it became painfully clear that this wasn't something that healthcare experts made up in their own spare time. In a paper presented in the October issue of one of the JAMA/Archives journals, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, experts indicate that a number of psychiatric signals may indicate a developing Internet addiction in teens and children. According to psychiatrists, those exhibiting signs of social phobia, hostility and depression, as well as those with an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may be at an increased risk of developing this type of addiction than others. This is especially true for teens, who are easily influenced by passing fads. They can suffer significant ill-effects from Internet addiction, ranging from alienating friends and family to su!
ffering from low self esteem and negative emotional states, experts believe. School performances can also be adversely affected, although that may seem counter-intuitive, considering that the Internet is the main source of information for school projects and the like for teens. “This phenomenon has been described as Internet ad...
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