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  Screen & Internet and Technology Addiction                                      by Aditya Swaroop Sharma The development of technology and the internet have made us and our children much more vulnerable to their addictive nature. It is crucial to control our usage and understand what other precautions we can take to protect ourselves and our children from internet addiction and technology addiction. Definition Although very similar, technology addiction and internet addiction have their differences. What Is Technology Addiction? We can define technology addiction as a kind of  impulse control disorder  in which the person is exposed to  the negative effects of technology  as a result of excessive use of computers, the internet, video games, and mobile devices. What Is Internet Addiction? We can define the term internet addiction as another umbrella term as well. ...

 Effects of Bullying; Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide:  Lifelong effects Dr. Andre Sourander, a professor of child psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland, reported that children who are bullied in early childhood have an increased risk of depressive disorders and need psychiatric treatment later in life. His study  results  were reported last year in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Focusing on children who were 8 years old and bullied frequently, the researchers realized these subjects were more likely to develop a psychiatric disorder that needed treatment as an adult, compared to kids who were not bullied. Previous studies have found a link between bullying and a higher risk of mental health problems during childhood, such as low self-esteem, poor school performance, depression, and an increased risk for suicide, Sourander said. His study tracked children aged 8 to 29. Thanks to a nationwide hospital register that includes all inpatient and outpatient menta...