Document Type

Blog Entry

Publication Date

12-1-2014

Abstract

Clearly the picture is complex. A large percentage of Americans benefit from the use of technology. The Internet can serve as a valuable tool for people of all ages. It can empower to be better informed about our health and enable us to connect with family, friends. It can help us do our more efficiently. But these benefits have costs. Connectivity both increases and decreases social isolation.

Publication Title

Psychology Today

Publisher

John Thomas - Sussex Publishers

Comments

An entry from Jasmin Tahmaseb-McConatha’s Live Long and Prosper blog on psychologytoday.com

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