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Forums - General - Study finds too much T.V. and Games increase teen depression

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090203/ts_afp/uspsychiatrysocietymedia

who watches and play games 5.6 hours a day?  

I would agree that too much anything is bad, but games are much better than T.V. shows imo.



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Who the hell keeps funding these studies and what do they hope to achieve?

Ridiculous.



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I'm 17 and constantly depressed. That's why I'm posting here.



 

 

On the converse, I find the most depressed teens and children are the ones who lack motivation, ambition, they lack a calling. Videogames remove this issue, with a click of a button you could be saving a galaxy, or better yet, playing sex minigames.



i play more then 10 hours a day, im not depressed...



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Its more to do with socialising and communication between people and even then its a product of your upbringing. If your parents and you watched tv alot that behaviour continues.


So blame your f----kn parents and grow up



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