It’s Easy to Blame Mental Health Issues on Tech. But Is It Fair? | WIRED

A popular narrative says devices make us depressed. Research with remote Amazonians adds more depth to the story.

Save this story Save this story Mr. H, the first documented hikikomori in the United States, was 30 years old when he arrived at the psychiatric clinic at the University of California, San Francisco. Slender, with long fingernails, he wore a black leather jacket with metal studs and tied his shoulder-length hair in a neat ponytail. “His demeanor was surprisingly natural,” said Alan Teo , the psychiatrist who met Mr. H that day. Mr. H was calm. He seemed comfortable. That was notable for anyone who had to trek through the odyssey of social encounters separating the East Bay from the heart of Sa

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