“网络上瘾”青少年更易得抑郁症

 　　Teenagers who are addicted¹ to the Internet are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression. For the first time, a study claims that “pathological” web use causes mental health problems.

　　The study assessed 1,000 teenagers in China with an average age of 15 years for depression and anxiety, reports the journal Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. It included questions such as: “How often do you feel depressed², moody³ or nervous when you are offline, which goes away once you are back online?”

　　Around 6 percent, or 62 teenagers, were classified as having moderately pathological internet use, while 0.2 per cent, or two teenagers, were deemed severely⁴ at risk. Nine months later they were re-assessed for depression and anxiety. More than 8 per cent, or 87 teenagers, had developed depression.

　　The study was carried out by Lawrence Lam of the School of Medicine in Sydney, Australia, and Peng Ziwen of the Ministry⁵ of Education and Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.

　　“This result suggests that young people who are initially⁶ free of mental health problems but use the internet pathologically could develop depression as a consequence,” Mr. Lam said.

　　“对网络上瘾”的青少年得抑郁症的机率是一般青少年的二倍多。调查研究第一次明确表明，对网络“病态的迷恋”会引发心理健康疾病。

　　青少年医学和儿科档案杂志报道说，研究是基于对中国1000名平均年龄在15周岁患有抑郁和精神紧张的青少年调查得来。研究包括问题有，青少年在接触网络和远离网络时分别多久会感到抑郁、情绪低落和精神紧张。

　　大约有62名占总数的6%的青少年被列为得了中度“病态网络综合症”，0.2%， 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%，大约87名青少年的抑郁症加重了。

　　此项研究是由澳大利亚悉尼医学院的劳伦斯?兰姆和教育部彭咨文（音译）以及中国广东中山大学合作完成。

　　兰姆先生说，“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。”

1 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

2 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

3 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

4 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

5 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。