carpal tunnel syndrome

using computer too much might cause some diseases. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the one we hear about everyday

Internet Addiction Test

How do you know if you're already addicted or rapidly tumbling toward trouble? The Internet Addiction Test is the first validated and reliable measure of addictive use of the Internet.

http://www.healthyplace.com/psychological-tests/internet-addiction-test/

This chart was taken from a website on youth and internet addiction. (Young Internet Addicts on the Rise)

It demonstrates what our youth is doing on the internet. Please note, more information is provided on the website link below.





http://big5.cri.cn/gate/big5/english.cri.cn/6909/2010/02/03/2001s547565.htm

http://www.netaddiction.com/index.php?option=com_bfquiz&view=onepage&catid=46&Itemid=106

Are you addicted? The attached link is a test from netaddiction.com. It is designed to determine one's level of internet addiction from mild to severe levels.

http://www.gdrc.org/icts/i-overload/infoload.html

Attached is a link by William Van Winkle. The link discusses what causes fatigue, how information overload results in IFS-Information Fatigue Syndrom, and what to do about IFS.

5 Signs you have an internet/facebook addiction

The Internet/Facebook is for people to share common interests, activities, or as a form of communication. Gradually regular online interaction can eventually grow into a habit and change into an addiction without individuals realizing it.

Virtual detox: Inpatient therapy for Internet addicts

http://web.ebscohost.com.libdbauth.nait.ab.ca/src/pdf?vid=4&hid=3&sid=164721aa-18fb-4545-8c19-4932185420ac%40sessionmgr14

Internet addiction can be both physically and mentally dangerous. Attached is a link from the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) . The article discusses these dangers and what can be done to prevent them.