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 Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:40 am
[ neutral TL;DR article posted.
"Internet addiction should be considered a true mental illness, according to a recent editorial published in the prestigious American Journal of Psychiatry. Jerald Block MD says excessive online gaming, porn surfing along with e-mail and text messaging are signs of mental collapse and “merit inclusion” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V).
Block pointed to ten deaths in South Korean Internet cafes as sure signs of addiction. He adds that the average high school student in South Korea plays online games 23 hours a week and that more than 210,000 children required treatment for excessive gaming and Internet usage in 2006. Chinese figures show that 13.7% of teenagers are addicted to the Internet, according to Block."
Sauce found here and full here.
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:42 pm
I'm not sure I would consider it an "illness" but definately the internet could be addicting. I remember 11 years ago when the internet was introduced into our home.... I was on it every day addicted to chat rooms... oh wait, I do that now cept it's forums instead of chat rooms lolol
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:58 pm
I guess I'm mentally ill, then.
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:12 pm
I am not addicted....
I just can't stop....
I will stop.... tomorrow...
nah who am I kidding.
I am addicted.
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:17 am
neutral
You know that guy is actually kinda right, don't you?
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:05 am
I think so too, but does it affect other people besides South Korea too?
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:18 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:35 pm
Because, I was "quasi-online?" during my summer trips in Vietnam and S. Korea too, but I wasn't affected by it... gonk
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