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Internet addiction linked to depression
« on: February 03, 2010, 08:12:54 AM »
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There is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression, UK psychologists have said.

The study, reported in the journal Psychopathology, found 1.2% of people surveyed were "internet addicts", and many of these were depressed.



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The conclusions were based on 1,319 responses to an on-line questionnaire.

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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2010, 08:17:01 AM »
So 98.8% were not then...?  rubschin:

Sounds fairly conclusive to me!  lol:
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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2010, 09:12:50 AM »
Maybe, possible , could be  ::)


There is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression, UK psychologists have said.

The study, reported in the journal Psychopathology, found 1.2% of people surveyed were "internet addicts", and many of these were depressed.



 rubschin:

The conclusions were based on 1,319 responses to an on-line questionnaire.

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Noo BM not 98.8% just 'many'. I for one am convinced. bs:
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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2010, 09:30:57 AM »
I've been depressed and hated most most things and sheepies long before the intermong was ever invented, so to sum up, that's a load of old bollox.  ::)

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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2010, 10:16:53 AM »
How many is many?

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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2010, 10:53:03 AM »
Who knows Unc but you can prolly get a grant to research it. Sinister:
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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2010, 10:57:00 AM »
How many is many?

Somewhere between 'a few' and 'everyone' at a guess.
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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2010, 10:59:48 AM »
exactly! and which way is the 'connection'? do depressed people use the internet more or does the internet make you depressed?

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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2010, 11:41:05 AM »
exactly! and which way is the 'connection'? do depressed people use the internet more or does the internet make you depressed?

I understand that everybody that suffers from depression drank milk as a baby...  rubschin:
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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2010, 02:20:43 PM »
exactly! and which way is the 'connection'? do depressed people use the internet more or does the internet make you depressed?

I understand that everybody that suffers from depression drank milk as a baby...  rubschin:

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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2010, 02:28:34 PM »
exactly! and which way is the 'connection'? do depressed people use the internet more or does the internet make you depressed?

I understand that everybody that suffers from depression drank milk as a baby...  rubschin:

"Non-smokers have 100% mortality rate"

We should ban not smoking immediately!  cussing:
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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2010, 02:35:09 PM »
exactly! and which way is the 'connection'? do depressed people use the internet more or does the internet make you depressed?

I understand that everybody that suffers from depression drank milk as a baby...  rubschin:

"Non-smokers have 100% mortality rate"

We should ban not smoking immediately!  cussing:

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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2010, 08:52:50 AM »
exactly! and which way is the 'connection'? do depressed people use the internet more or does the internet make you depressed?

I understand that everybody that suffers from depression drank milk as a baby...  rubschin:

I have developed a weird craving for milk  rubschin:

Awake again in the small hours I drank 2 pints of the stuff  rubschin:
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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2010, 08:55:04 AM »
exactly! and which way is the 'connection'? do depressed people use the internet more or does the internet make you depressed?

I understand that everybody that suffers from depression drank milk as a baby...  rubschin:

I have developed a weird craving for milk  rubschin:

Awake again in the small hours I drank 2 pints of the stuff  rubschin:

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Re: Internet addiction linked to depression
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2010, 08:56:03 AM »
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