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Insomnia and youth in sin(gapore)

Junk Sleep is a result of engaging in technological devices right into bed time.

The term was developed by a team of final year students from Nanyang Technological University Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. More formally, they described ‘junk sleep’ as an effect where proper REM is not achieved because one has been using consumer electronics right up until the moment of falling asleep (in addition to often leaving them on, which continues to disrupt the sleeping process).

They researched this topic, and found a vertable grocery list of symptoms, which sounded like a list of side effects for a poorly-tested prescription drug. Singaporeans consider this a growing epidemic. The graduate students eventually raised an awareness benefit to bring the whole of it to light as part of their master’s program. They recommend ceasing the use of electronics (ranging from computers to ipods) about two hours before bed, and insisted that one not use them on one’s bed, as the association can create the sense that one ought to still be working/being entertained.

The site for the event is Good in Bed, which features a home scenario that allows users to earn about the devices and (by clicking one screen to the right) the health risks, symptoms, and solutions they offer. The site was covered by AsiaOne.

Computer Camps

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Gaming Addiction

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Further Reading

• CNN.com. "Man dies after 3-day gaming binge." [1]
• Henderson, Elizabeth Connell. "Understanding Addiction." University Press of Mississippi, December 2000.
• Eurogamer. "Child dies as parents play WoW." June 20, 2005. [2]
• Foxnews.com. "Parents neglect starved babies to feed video game addiction." July 14, 2007. [3]
• Reuters. "Docs Want More Info on Video Game Addiction." June, 2007. [4]
• Surratt, Carla G. "Netaholics?: The Creation of a Pathology." Nova Science Publishers, Aug. 1, 1999.
• Young, Dr. Kimberly S. "Caught in the Net: How to Recognize the Signs of Internet Addiction and a Winning Strategy for Recovery." Wiley, Feb. 27, 1998.