Heavy Internet Use Linked To Depression

An anonymous reader writes "People who spend a lot of time surfing the internet are more likely to show signs of depression, British scientists said on Wednesday. These 'internet addicts' spent proportionately more time browsing sexually gratifying websites, online gaming sites and online communities, Morrison said. They also had a higher incidence of moderate to severe depression than normal users."

Such a sad story.

[ColdWetDog]

Sad, so sad.

Oh, wait.

I'll say...

[Anonymous Coward]

have you SEEN what's on there?

Is this an on-line community?

[karstdiver]

Now I really feel depressed...

Re:Such a sad story.

[Anonymous Coward]

Nooooo! So funny! Hahahahaha!

Zetsubo-shita!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm in despair! The internet has left me in despair!

Re:Such a sad story.

[Amphetam1ne]

Wait... how did we get on to Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Re:Awareness of the world

[sakdoctor]

That's a good one.
Whenever I read the main news headline of the day, I feel like I'm being trolled.
Then I go back for more then next day.

Re:Is this an on-line community?

[Anonymous Coward]

*YOU* feel depressed??? I find CowboyNeal sexually gratifying, you insensitive clod!

Once you've seen a guy fucked to death by a horse

[SlappyBastard]

It's kinda hard not to be depressed . . . thank you, Internet.

Re:The next line states...

[Lumpy]

And an earlier study showed a correlation between television watching [suite101.com] and depression [naturalnews.com]

wait What?

I watch Tv on the internet......

I am so boned..... CRAP!

Obvious

[Pictish Prince]

Better informed implies more depressed. End of story.

Proof

[moteyalpha]

<a href="Depression">Heavy Internet usage.</a>

Unavoidable

[TheVelvetFlamebait]

I've wasted my life.

Re:The next line states...

[dnahelicase]

Is that better than being fat? I keep hearing that obesity is greater among people that spend an above average amount of time watching TV and surfing the web. I think they must have missed that link. Internets lead to obesity, obesity leads to poor self image, poor self image leads to depression, depression leads to loneliness, loneliness leads to porn! Hence the internets only lead to creating porn addicts and pirates. Which is why we need the FCC watching over the tubes...

Re:Cause or effect?

[Anonymous Coward]

what happens if you stop depressed people from using the Internet

Unknown. No researcher who tried this has lived to complete the study.

New term just in time for the DSM-V:

[bledri]

Slashdot Affective Disorder

Re:I'll say...

[skine]

Do you have a link?

Re:Such a sad story.

[Zerth]

Thanks god books aren't injectable. I wouldn't have any usable veins left.

Re:maybe the correlation is wrong

[Snarf You]

Hi, I didn't bother reading any of the 300+ posts above because I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who has come up with the following theory: Could it be that depressed people prefer to surf the internet rather than go out and do social things?

(<-- runs and hides)