Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) can lead to addiction and psychosis, says a new study, citing an example of a 31 year old woman who believed she was receiving coded messages from celebrities on the micro-blogging site. Addiction to Twitter’s messaging application The study, titled Twitter Psychosis: A Rare Variation or a Distinct Syndrome?” and released by The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, followed the plight of a 31-year old German woman, “Mrs C,” who became so addicted to Twitter that she couldn’t escape from the messaging application. At times Mrs. C would spend several hours a day reading and writing…
Twitter Inc Leads To Psychosis Says Study
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
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