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28 Mar 08

Excessive texting may signal mental illness - web - Technology - smh.com.au

People who send large numbers of text messages and emails may have a mental disorder, a doctor writing in a leading psychiatric journal said.

Jerald Block, writing in the latest issue of the American Journal Of Psychiatry, said "internet addiction" was a "common disorder" that deserved inclusion in a manual of mental disorders used by health professionals.

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  • Those with the condition suffered withdrawal symptoms of anger
    and tension when a computer was inaccessible, and often lost their
    sense of time through excessive use, Dr Block said.

  • Other symptoms included feeling "the need for better computer
    equipment, more software, or more hours of use", and having
    arguments, lying, social isolation and fatigue, he said.


    Excessive gaming, sexual preoccupations and excessive text
    messages and emails were all evidence of having the disorder, he
    said.

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