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Commentary: Worshipping the internet - the perils of serving an unpredictable master - a commentary on Aboujaoude and
1Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School, Nepean Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract:
Numerous links have been established between cybertechnology and mental health problems. Although the direction of causality in the relationship between internet misuse and mental disturbance remains unclear, the cyberworld may contribute to the shaping of psychopathology in various ways. These include internet-enhanced impulsivity, disinhibition and aggression, attentional problems, difficulties in coping with online information and selective and constraining online interactions with likeminded individuals. One of the imperatives of public health is to help internet users, especially those who are vulnerable such as children and adolescents, to be aware of the risks involved in interactions with the digital technologies and educate them about circumventing the dangers and seeking help.