Teen TV Habits Linked To Adult Depression

American Voices • Entertainment • ISSUE 45•09 • Feb 27, 2009

A study published in the Archives Of General Psychiatry found that teenagers who watch a lot of television are more likely to suffer depression as adults. What do you think?

“So I did that wrong, too. Oh, God, I'll never be happy.”
Karen Bailey –
Systems Analyst
“Yeah, but a lot of them would be dead already if they hadn't seen that very special episode of Full House about anorexia.”
Pete McIntire –
Risk Management Manager
“Doesn't everyone just sort of get depression as an adult?”
Louis DeVita –
Retail Sales Consultant

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