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Wendy, I think your last sentence got to the real crux of the problem with loneliness and depression resulting from internet use. Man is not an island! > ---------- > From: Tebay, Wendy M[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, August 31, 1998 1:07 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: internet depression > > I read an article in yesterday's paper about how surfing the 'net can > cause > depression. Supposedly, they tested a bunch of people using some > standard > test for rating a person's level of depression and the more time a > person > spent on the 'net per week, the higher they scored on the depression > scale. > I can believe it's true, to some extent. They were talking about how, > despite the fact that the 'net is interactive and it allows people > from all > over with similar interests to socialize, etc., that it also resulted > in > them spending less time with their families and otherwise real > physical > socializing. > > Wendy >