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Internet addiction is an issue that will be better researched in years to come

A new research study indicates some children and teenagers will become addicted to the internet, which can lead to ADHD, hostility, and social phobia.

Even though internet addiction is a growing problem with adults, according to researchers, there is even more concern related to internet addiction for the younger generation.

Researchers surveyed 2,293 seventh graders in Taiwan, noting 10.8% of them developed an internet addiction over time.  Furthermore, the researchers discovered those found be addicted to the internet suffered from ADHD and increased hostility.

Boys are more likely to become addicted to the internet, though girls had a higher level of depression and social phobia.

"The study's indication that children who are hyperactive or diagnosed ADHD are finding an outlet on the Web makes such perfect sense," said Michael Gilbert, Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California, who wasn't involved with the research.

Researchers in China and Japan are spending an increased amount of time looking into internet addiction, as there have been a handful of deaths related to prolonged computer and Internet use.

Internet addiction is not an official disorder, but will likely be entered into the 2012 version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).  In the future, researchers will attempt to discover other negative impacts from internet addiction -- and will try to identify official criteria so it can be entered into the DSM.

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Here's a thought
By FITCamaro on 10/7/2009 7:45:02 AM , Rating: 4
Parents, take away your kids computer or don't allow them access to the family computer 24/7.

Problem solved. Force them to do something else. You can even set up routers to only work between certain time periods.




RE: Here's a thought
By AnnihilatorX on 10/7/2009 8:22:37 AM , Rating: 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH82EPa0Vho

I am afraid that's what would happen if they are locked out of internet for 30 seconds :P


RE: Here's a thought
By bighairycamel on 10/7/2009 9:43:14 AM , Rating: 2
I've seen that video before and I'm pretty sure that it was faked for attention. Either that or he has some serious M.R. issues.

Unreal has made me curse on occasion too though.


RE: Here's a thought
By Camikazi on 10/7/2009 4:38:12 PM , Rating: 2
I would lock kids out of the net just to record that type of reaction!!!


RE: Here's a thought
By MadMan007 on 10/8/2009 8:59:15 AM , Rating: 2
LoL!


RE: Here's a thought
By MadMan007 on 10/8/2009 9:00:43 AM , Rating: 2
I've got to admit I've gotten upset on a few occasions when things don't work correctly. That's one thing that bothers me a lot, not when I'm messing around with stuff but when, barring defects, something simply doesn't work the way it's supposed to. I don't go psycho for that long though haha I just yell a little and step away for a bit.


RE: Here's a thought
By noirsoft on 10/7/2009 9:04:21 AM , Rating: 4
The study is saying that kids who suffer from ADHD and other issues can become addicted to the internet because is provides them with an an environment that works better for them than standard interactions, and your answer is to take away the computer?

Guess what? diabetics have an addiction to insulin injections. We should rein in this addiction and make insulin illegal!


RE: Here's a thought
By Reclaimer77 on 10/7/2009 9:46:02 AM , Rating: 1
The Internet is a godsend for people with ADD and ADHD.

I am 32 and have suffered with this all my life. People with ADD/ADHD never feel comfortable in social situations. We never "fit in" with the crowd or always feel awkward.

You can't parent or discipline the ADD out of someone. Something people without the condition don't seem to understand.

Frankly I find the term " internet addiction " absurd. How do we quantify it ? If it's measured in terms of how much time is spent on it, then I think we can safely say 100% of the modern world is 'addicted' to it.


RE: Here's a thought
By The0ne on 10/7/2009 10:10:42 AM , Rating: 4
I'm pretty sure you don't mean what you said about internet addiction. There are those, kids and adults, that are on the internet almost 24/7 doing basically the same thing. Most of the stories are about games but it could be gambling, porn, social sites, etc. When you can think nothing of anything else or when you have no will power left to take yourself away knowing that fact it's destroying in some ways...is in my view an addiction. These people have to have whatever their doing. That's addiction.

What you're generally talking about is people like me who work on computers all day long but are using it for various task (design, eco, meetings, emails, drawings, research, etc.) That's not addiction because.

Of linking ADD/ADHD to internet addiction I don't know but I know people who are addicted to internet and have their lives ruined or in the process :)


RE: Here's a thought
By Reclaimer77 on 10/7/09, Rating: 0
RE: Here's a thought
By The0ne on 10/7/2009 10:57:01 AM , Rating: 2
lol, you are a douche as your many posts shows. Common sense doesn't go well with you..aiken (sp?) was right to put you in your place in the auto discussion.


RE: Here's a thought
By Reclaimer77 on 10/7/2009 12:13:11 PM , Rating: 2
No it's just funny to observe how society deems one action "health" and one an addiction.

There are plenty of productive healthy good members of society who are on their computers "way too much". But they get frowned upon by those who decide they are a judge and jury.

As far as I'm concerned, if you pay your taxes and have no criminal record, you are ok by me. What you do in your own home is your business.


RE: Here's a thought
By wempa on 10/7/2009 12:25:57 PM , Rating: 2
Anything in excess is bad. Moderation is the key. If you have a hard time dragging yourself away from the computer, then you DO have a problem.


RE: Here's a thought
By bighairycamel on 10/7/2009 12:24:02 PM , Rating: 2
Yah I hate how the word "addiction" gets thrown around. Why does a doctor get to decide what the social norms are? Expecting a certain amount from anyone adds a level of conformity which they can kindly cram up their cramhole.

Besides, the time people spend in the internet during their free time would have been used watching TV 15+ years ago and it gives access to much more beneficial information than you could find on TV at any given moment.


RE: Here's a thought
By Alexstarfire on 10/7/2009 3:54:24 PM , Rating: 2
I find it odd that if you switch out internet for partying that it suddenly becomes acceptable. And by partying I'm not saying drugs and alcohol either. Only difference seems to be that you can learn useful things on the internet while at a party you're not likely to learn jack sh!t. I don't believe doing anything for the majority of your free time is healthy. I'm sure I spend too much time on the internet and playing games, but usually it's because there isn't anything else worth doing. I hate driving 20+ minutes just to visit my friends. And I only say that because I always drive to them and not the other way around.


RE: Here's a thought
By ggordonliddy on 10/8/2009 2:50:00 AM , Rating: 2
I haven't taken a bath or shower in years, nor used toilet paper or even a toilet (why waste water? I shan't do it! the bathroom can hold quite a lot of poo before they evict me). Does that make me a bad man?


RE: Here's a thought
By MadMan007 on 10/8/2009 9:04:15 AM , Rating: 2
Uuh, so you don't think that society at some point frowns upon excessive partying? That's they key - *excessive* - and it will eventually catch up with you.


RE: Here's a thought
By MrBlastman on 10/7/2009 11:40:42 AM , Rating: 1
I know of people who are addicted to gaming, most predominantly they are MMO players. It seemed for a while all they would do is sit on a server, play their silly "task" oriented game and repeat the same actions over and over. For some of them, it became such a great distraction in their life that all outside contact with their real world friends ceased for some time.

However, they had made a large number of friendships online which lead to interaction in an electronic form. What I witnessed in them was a transition from the physical world to the digital world. Yes, I nearly lost a friend or two but at the same time it wasn't as if they shut themselves in a shack in the middle of a Montana compound and wrote manifestos all day long; rather, they simply change the medium in which they spent their daily activities within.

Their life did not end, it meerly changed. They continued to work and continued to hold down jobs while remaining productive. They were not exceeders or high achievers, but they accomplished the means necessary to fund their lifestyle.

From my point of view, I saw it as a way of life that I would rather avoid (though while recovering from my own mistakes years ago I found I had to embrace (without MMO's) rather than shun due to being capable of nothing else) now. I do not shun them at all. I do not call them out as lesser people either. I do despise MMO's as I find their model quite silly, repetitive and lame but, I am happy there are some people who have found unity and collaboration within them.

For them, it is their existence. Whether they are addicted or not, I could care less as long as they manage to cover their expenses and lifestyle needs within our physical world. It is their choice as to whether they spend time online. As long as they maintain a balance and can afford themselves that time, what is the problem with it?

The article mentioned in one part that internet addiction "caused" ADHD. I highly contest this as there are many of us that were diagnosed with ADD/ADHD before gaming really was a "thing" kids did. I know it is hard to believe this, but there was a time when kids grew up playing outside and watching very little TV, and, even some of those kids suffer from this affliction. It is improper to the highest degree to blame this condition on gaming.

Rather, I think as Reclaimer has pointed out, gaming is an outlet for those who suffer from ADHD due to the nature of interaction that it requires. It provides a means where they can operate their brains at the efficiency level that they choose. I have found many a person who is ADHD and has difficulty concentrating on menial tasks to have a high level of concentration within a game. Why take that away from them if it is a tool that can allow them a better quality of life?

I would rather them game on the internet than gamble, do drugs, engage in risky sex or go on a killing spree--wouldn't you?


RE: Here's a thought
By The0ne on 10/7/2009 12:26:55 PM , Rating: 2
You're missing the point of the term addiction. Reclaimer jsut doesn't have a single clue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction

To gamers who are actually addicted, taking them away from the environment puts them in a "panic" mode where they could be depressed, withdrawn, and as some of us have seen videos of destructive. What you're talking about is not addiction. Sure you spend some hours gaming but you're meeting with people, socializing, having a good time, and more importantly knowing when to get off and do something else.

Those that are addicted do very little besides gaming (used as an example here). This isn't different from say gambling or drugs. It's their high, their peace, their sanctuary, etc etc. They will do just about anything to get to that place again, even if that means stealing, not eating, not going to school, not taking care of your family/kids, and so on.

What you're saying "As long as they maintain a balance and can afford themselves that time, what is the problem with it?" is not an addiction.

Again, as for ADHD/ADD relating to this I've no clue nor know anyone to say anything about it. I do know of people who are addicted to internet, chat and gaming mainly.

All I'm saying is internet addiction is out there and one shouldn't scoff at it like Reclaimer has with absolutely no clue nor experience in the matter.


RE: Here's a thought
By Reclaimer77 on 10/7/2009 12:45:50 PM , Rating: 2
I think you idiots who need to Wiki everything have the addiction. Why didn't you look it up in a BOOK !!?? Aha, I've got you now.

You're an addict. Get help, and an encyclopedia.


RE: Here's a thought
By Pirks on 10/7/2009 3:12:42 PM , Rating: 2
I've got happily married because I've got sort of an addiction to online chats about 10 years ago where I met my wife (on ICQ actually). So I have to side with Reclaimer here and tell all the "judges" and "Internet addiction doctors" to FOCK OFF.


RE: Here's a thought
By Reclaimer77 on 10/7/2009 6:37:15 PM , Rating: 2
Yup I met my GF on the 'net and, going on 4 years now, she's been the most awesome thing in my life ever. Probably gonna make her an honest woman soon.

I don't care how many bars or meat markets I might have gone to, never would have met someone like her.


RE: Here's a thought
By FITCamaro on 10/7/2009 11:18:41 AM , Rating: 1
Yes. I really don't by the vast majority of ADHD cases anyway. Most are diagnosed because parents are too lazy to deal with their kids and doctors make money off selling the drugs.


RE: Here's a thought
By Reclaimer77 on 10/7/2009 12:15:31 PM , Rating: 2
Yeah I don't buy multiple personality disorder anyway. Most are just used by psychos to get out of murdering people.


RE: Here's a thought
By FITCamaro on 10/7/2009 4:22:30 PM , Rating: 1
They use temporary insanity.

You can say whatever you want. It seems like these days over 25% of kids are being diagnosed with ADD or ADHD.

ADD = attention deficit disorder.
ADHD = attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.

Kids not paying attention and being hyper? No....

I'm not saying there are no people with the disease. I'm saying its easily the most overdiagnosed disease out there because parents today are lazy. Or they don't want to discipline their kids.

My cousin takes ADD medication. He's not ADD, he's lazy. My aunt and uncle don't discipline him enough and just yell at him. He knows he can get away with stuff and not do his work.


RE: Here's a thought
By Reclaimer77 on 10/7/2009 6:34:17 PM , Rating: 4
Your goddamn right I'll say what I want, because I have lived with this and struggled with it for 32 years. And it pisses me off when people like you dismiss it, call us lazy, blame our parents etc etc. Just because you can't imagine what's it like to have it.

People like you concentrate when they need / want to. People like you can read a chapter for a test ONCE, instead of having to read it 6 times for it to sink in. People like you can sit still and not shake their leg, bite their nails, or do other fidgeting that drives others crazy. People like you are at ease in social situations and don't blurt out stupid crap or do awkward things.

And people like you never grow up dealing with the eventual slow degrading of self respect, esteem, and anger issues that all of the above cause. I doubt you have ever cried yourself to sleep because you hate yourself for NOT being able to concentrate or pay attention and learn something no matter how hard you tried.

So don't come here with your high handed B.S and preach to me about it. Calling my mother a bad parent and me lazy. You know fuck all about it Fit. And I would hate being your cousin and knowing how you talk about him to the entire internet because he might have a condition and you don't give a crap. HIV was controversial and hard to diagnose too, so were a host of other things. I'm well aware of the scientific debate on this subject, but it's easy for them to sit back and debate on something that they don't have to live with on a daily basis.


RE: Here's a thought
By rudolphna on 10/7/2009 7:58:24 PM , Rating: 3
+1 You go reclaimer.


RE: Here's a thought
By StinkyWhizzleTeeth on 10/8/2009 1:46:19 PM , Rating: 2
I have Aspergers, and I can relate to that completely.

What I notice the problem to be is not that people don't take the time to understand, but that they judge based on their assumptions about circumstantial evidence. They can't understand, because it is impossible until they experience a disability for themselves. The best they can do is not convict someone and send them to "prison" based on their assumptions based purely off circumstantial evidence.

They don't take the time to think that maybe they don't have the whole picture. They can't see that there is a spectrum of difficulty that disabilities cause. This is caused by both nature and nurture.

That guys cousin doesn't seem to get much nurturing from his parents, or his cousin, which would make the disability have more affect. People with disabilities in supportive families do a whole lot better. Which is exactly the opposite effect that most people would assume.

I'm amazed because The Bible teaches clearly about judging, yet most Christian's still judge like they're all knowing like God. They're not doing God's will, but Satan's.


RE: Here's a thought
By HrilL on 10/7/2009 5:18:10 PM , Rating: 2
I've got both ADHD and ADD and I'd have to say the internet is calming. I can hope around do one thing for a minute and something else the next. But really that is more computers in general. At work I multitask like no other because well it makes me more productive. I've tried the drugs to help my concentrate and all the do is sad sedate you. I took Ritalin and honestly its pretty much prescription meth. I would never get hungry couldn't sleep more than a few hours and it lead to a feeling of anxiety everywhere. I was diagnosed as a kid and took Ritalin from 7-13 and then I tried it again in college for about 9 month and I stopped. While I have to admit it helped with sticking to one task I'd rather live my life free than be controlled by a substance.

I do have to agree that the rate of diagnoses has gone up exponentially in the past decade. And a lot of this has to do with bad parenting and teaching for that matter. Teachers don't want to have to deal with any type of misbehavior so they suggest the parent take their kid to the doctor. Once you drug the kid up so damn much no wonder their not acting up. They live in a haze. Nothing will excite you. Life seems completely bland. Food doesn't even taste as good as it once did. That is no way to live your life. I've done both and I'm never going back. The positives don't out weigh the negatives and it feels like it destroys your creative mind as well.


RE: Here's a thought
By Reclaimer77 on 10/7/2009 6:40:38 PM , Rating: 2
Well there's two sides to it. I know for a fact that without Ritalin I would have failed high school. And the dose is VERY important and requires fine tuning and months and months to get it right without those side effects. At least in my case.


RE: Here's a thought
By callmeroy on 10/7/2009 2:01:06 PM , Rating: 1
quote:
Guess what? diabetics have an addiction to insulin injections. We should rein in this addiction and make insulin illegal!


Bad analogy if you ask me --- there is a very distinct difference here....

For someone "addicted" to the Internet to stop using the Internet doesn't directly result in adverse health effects.

For someone who is diabetic and relies on insulin injections to stop getting them.....means they die.

Not quite the same thing....


RE: Here's a thought
By Alexstarfire on 10/7/2009 3:57:47 PM , Rating: 2
Actually, addiction in any form results in some sort of deterioration of health if you take it away from them. Some are far more drastic than others, but it's there. I do get your point though.


RE: Here's a thought
By Camikazi on 10/7/2009 4:44:50 PM , Rating: 2
So with drawl symptoms that can make them depressed and in some suicidal is not an adverse health effect? Or maybe the rage some go into over it? Being taken away from any type of addiction is VERY bad for at least a while, and in the ones who get cut off and left alone it can be dangerous.


RE: Here's a thought
By TSS on 10/7/2009 10:03:15 AM , Rating: 5
when i was 15, i was bullied off of highschool after beeing a social outcast for 15 years (which has nothing to do with computers), gaming was the only thing that kept my mind off suicide.

If my computer had been taken away then i would've killed as many people as i could before killing myself. And why?

I wasn't addicted to the computer, or the internet. I wasn't even addicted to the games (i didn't stick to 1 game, i've played alot of them).

What i got addicted to, was the only enviroment where i could find acceptance. My personality flaws didn't matter, it was your skill that mattered. Who cares if your bat ass crazy, if your on the top of the list, it's obviously working.

I found friends, experiences, even love that i've yet to find in real life all on the internet. To me, at that point in my life, If you tried to take away the PC, you tried to kill me.

Now that doesn't go for everyone, sure. I realise i have asperger's which puts me in even a smaller group of people. But as a parent you *have* to look at it from a case by case basis. My dad made the right call, he allowed me to game as much as i wanted and told everybody else to back off.

And how am i doing now? I've got a diploma in IT. All of my shrinks and even my own mother thought i would not get it, but i did. I've got real life friends who accept me for who i am, as well as enjoy the skill i've gained in games. I've even gotten around to slowly start working on my hatred for humans, a left over from "a healthy playground enviroment", but it will take many years and medications to get it past me. But games have helped me and will help me through all of this.

Oh and i started gaming when i was 1/2 a year old. My dad held me infront of the commodore 64. I even typed run when i was 3, before i could speak properly. But even then until i was 10 i never was a real gamer. I was much more occupied with playing outside with my friends. When my neighberhood started emptying out (it went from 10 kids to 3), i started playing more. When all my friends where on holiday in the summer, i played more.

Parents, accept the fact that the internet IS social. Accept the fact that, if kids start gaming more, their social life is declining, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. If people "neglect their social life because of x", their social life wasn't much to begin with, and people should look to themselves instead of blaming the game.


RE: Here's a thought
By The0ne on 10/7/2009 12:37:18 PM , Rating: 2
My sister does this with my three nephews here too. She yells at them if they play for too long but allows them to continue playing if they agree to her terms. All three are in college and have friends and it's working out good but I sometimes wish they could use those hours more productively. But they can't be like other people and mys sister has a point of doing so,

Keep them home, close to family members so you can teach them properly and at the same time avoid them being out there too much and joining some of the "bad" groups, which I might add is prevalent in the neighborhood.

But again, this isn't an "addiction". Are people so clueless of the word "addiction" that they can say "health" is just thrown around like it's nothing. That's like saying this drunk bastard that keeps pissing in your yard day in an day out is healthy, or that pedophile that keeps banging your kid isn't sick or addicted to sex. Sarcasm aside, addition means ADDITION. Is the word not strong enough? :o

Where's OmnicronX, I'll let him tell everyone to Google it.


RE: Here's a thought
By marvdmartian on 10/7/2009 10:16:46 AM , Rating: 1
News Flash! Bad parenting leads to messed up kids! More at the top of the hour.... ;)


Hmmm...
By kontorotsui on 10/7/2009 8:12:40 AM , Rating: 2
You have hate. You have anger. But you don't use them.




RE: Hmmm...
By jonmcc33 on 10/7/2009 8:29:18 AM , Rating: 2
I don't think you are a psychologist are you? I'm not but I have plenty of experience with anger.

Kids need to be taught that anger is normal but just how to release and handle the anger properly.


RE: Hmmm...
By dflynchimp on 10/7/2009 10:05:54 AM , Rating: 2
"Strike me down with all of your hatred, and your journey towards the l33t side will be complete"


RE: Hmmm...
By Modeverything on 10/7/2009 11:23:58 AM , Rating: 3
I think one of the issues is things to do are being taken away from kids, and kids are too sheltered.

When I was a kid, we used to go play kickball, football, and baseball in fields. We used to ride motorcycles in dirt areas with hills and jumps and stuff. Point is, there was a lot of stuff to do outside. Also, when we got mad at each other, we fought it out, then made up and continued on our way; a great way to relieve stress and tension.

Now there are no fields to play in, there are no places to ride dirt bikes, and kids aren't even allowed to fight out their differences. How many kids today growing up even get to play a game of football with the other neighborhood children. How many kids know what it feels like to mouth off and get punched in the face, then think, maybe I shouldn't say that.

My point is there are a lot of experiences that I think is necessary for a person's growing process, and many of these things have been taken away. So that leaves nothing else for kids to do except surf the internet, and get mad at things and have a lot of built up stress and tension which leads to aggression.


RE: Hmmm...
By alphadog on 10/7/2009 4:15:15 PM , Rating: 2
I used to skate and got many a railing into my nads.

I wish the Internet was around then...


RE: Hmmm...
By Camikazi on 10/7/2009 4:50:06 PM , Rating: 2
You didn't need more net, you needed less railings :P


RE: Hmmm...
By Makaveli on 10/7/2009 11:39:54 AM , Rating: 3
The darkside is strong in that one.


Makes no sense
By sliqdude on 10/7/2009 11:49:26 AM , Rating: 3
What about sports addiction? I have yet to see any kind of research on this. I know people that spend a vast majority of their lives involved in sports. This need to fit in with the Jocks, playing sports video game (not online), playing sports related games at work (paper football), attend sports events while not engaged in them physically, switching from sport to sport, following players careers (stalking), fantasy sports leagues, and there are more and more of these types of situations that have been overlooked. It would also appear to me that those athletes who do not go onto college stay in their hometown wasting their lives away drinking and reminiscing about the "glory days". I can think of 3 people that I know personally that are "addicted" to sports. Why is this being overlooked????




RE: Makes no sense
By VashHT on 10/7/2009 12:49:47 PM , Rating: 3
You make a good point, certain addictions are considered socially acceptable. I always thought it was weird my co-workers would ask me why I spend so much time playing games but when I ask them what they do they're just like "Well you know I watch TV and stuff most of the time". Apparently sitting on your ass in front of the TV is somehow better than doing it in front of the computer, confuses the hell out of me.


RE: Makes no sense
By alphadog on 10/7/2009 4:16:43 PM , Rating: 2
A hearty +1!


RE: Makes no sense
By Camikazi on 10/7/2009 4:51:31 PM , Rating: 2
I do both! TV Tuners in my comp, surf net and watch TV, research what I see on TV while I'm watching it!!!


RE: Makes no sense
By SavagePotato on 10/7/2009 10:02:23 PM , Rating: 2
There is a very interesting speech made by Marilyn Manson regarding sports and jock culture dominating the United States particularly.

He made it just after the columbine massacre and it was very well thought out and worth watching for anyone.


LIES
By ixelion on 10/7/2009 8:20:04 AM , Rating: 5
SHUT UP DAILY TECH YOU RAT FACE BAST...-oh look a bumble bee!




Wrong Way Causal Relationship
By Yawgm0th on 10/7/2009 10:44:11 AM , Rating: 3
quote:
A new research study indicates some children and teenagers will become addicted to the internet, which can lead to ADHD, hostility, and social phobia.
This is backwards. The study merely indicates a statistically significant overlap between students with ADD/ADHD, hostility, and social phobias and students who are addicted to the Internet. Your sentence here states that the relationship is causal, with the Internet being responsible for the social disorders.

At the very least, this study is not enough to prove that. Moreover, as Michael Gilbert says in the article, the Internet makes more sense as an output for these problems than a cause. If the relationship is causal, it's because ADHD and other disorders cause Internet addiction.

Certainly, there is something to be said for kids having near-constant access to sources of entertainment, such as having the Internet. I'm sure that such environments could be reasonably proved to have a causal relationship with ADHD and other disorders in children. But the Internet and even video games are just one of many things that could fill that role.




If only faster network speed
By mogwai403 on 10/7/2009 9:28:05 AM , Rating: 2
P0rn page load too slow!!! Need to release testosterone now!!!




Distorting Opener
By Exirtis on 10/7/2009 3:04:14 PM , Rating: 2
I like how the opening paragraph links internet addiction as being causal to ADHD:
quote:
A new research study indicates some children and teenagers will become addicted to the internet, which can lead to ADHD, hostility, and social phobia.

While the article itself presents only a correlation between the two, and implies that causation flows in the opposite direction; ADHD to internet addiction:

quote:
The researchers from Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, in Taiwan, followed the youngsters for two years and found that ADHD and hostility were linked to Internet addiction in children in general.

That's some pretty sloppy reporting.




Define it
By icanhascpu on 10/7/2009 5:11:21 PM , Rating: 2
I think its a whole new problem that these researchers dont define what these kids are "addicted" to.

Its one thing to be addicted to pr0n and gambling/gaming sites online, and its a FAR DIFFERENT thing to be addicted to the vast amounts of knowledge and research capabilities.

They used to call those people bookworms. I highly doubt all of the people that would fit in this asinine generalization of addiction are doing a bad thing, or even something not healthy.




w00t
By Motoman on 10/7/2009 6:07:38 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
Internet Addiction Among Teenagers Linked to ADHD, Aggression


I am not addicted to the internet! I can quit anytime I want OMG IS THAT A SQUIRREL? KILL IT!!!!1!11!one




Stupidity
By toyotabedzrock on 10/8/2009 2:06:13 AM , Rating: 2
ADHD is a chemical imbalance, it can not be caused by computer use.

In reality parents should be glad to have that computer around since a kid with ADHD can be a handful and can fall behind in school. Nothing else except giving an ADHD kid medications will make them sit still.




...
By Possessed Freak on 10/7/2009 10:32:38 AM , Rating: 1
TL;DR




Twitter
By zsdersw on 10/7/2009 12:03:49 PM , Rating: 1
Twitter is one of the ultimate examples of Internet-related ADD/ADHD. It not only deepens existing cases of ADD/ADHD, it also fosters ADD/ADHD in others who use it.




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