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    Net-addicted teens face double depression risk
        “网络上瘾”青少年更易得抑郁症
    Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are morethan twice as likely to
suffer from depression. Forthe first time, a study claims that “pathological”
webuse causes mental health problems.
    “网络上瘾”的青少年得抑郁症的几率是一般青少年的二倍多。这是调查研究第一次明确表明，对网络“病态的迷恋”会引发心理疾病问题。
    The study assessed 1,000 teenagers in China withan average age of 15 years
for depression andanxiety, reports the journal Archives of Paediatrics and
Adolescent Medicine. It includedquestions such as: “How often do you feel
depressed, moody or nervous when you are offline,which goes away once you are
back online?”
    青少年医学和儿科档案杂志报道说，研究对中国1000
名平均年龄在15周岁患有抑郁和精神紧张的青少年进行了调查评估。研究问题包括，“青少年在远离网络时多久会感到抑郁、情绪低落和精神紧张，而一旦回到网络中又恢复正常。”
    Around 6 percent, or 62 teenagers, were classified as having moderately
pathological internetuse, while 0.2 percent, or two teenagers, were deemed
severely at risk. Nine months later theywere re-assessed for depression and
anxiety. More than 8 percent, or 87 teenagers, haddeveloped depression.
    大约有62
名青少年被列为得了中度“病态网络综合症”，这占到调查人数的6%。0.2%，也就是两位青少年患有重度“病态网络综合症”。九个月后，对这些青少年重新调查，发现超过8%，也就是大约87
名青少年的抑郁症加重了。
    The study was carried out by Lawrence Lam of the School of Medicine in
Sydney, Australia, andPeng Ziwen of the Ministry of Education and Sun Yat-sen
University in Guangzhou, China.
    此项研究由澳大利亚悉尼医学院的劳伦斯·兰姆和教育部彭咨文以及中国广东中山大学合作完成。
    “This result suggests that young people who are initially free of mental
health problems butuse the internet pathologically could develop depression as a
consequence,”Mr. Lam said.
    “调查研究结果表明，早期没有心理疾病的青少年过度上网会引发严重的抑郁症，” 兰姆先生说。