FAD-the new disorder( Facebook Addiction Disorder)
Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) is a term introduced by US phychologists for those who are addicted to facebook and their life is really effected by their uncontrolled activities on Facebook. According to US psychologists the number of patients suffering from FAD are increasing.Not only US but also millions of South Africans may also be at risk as they search for long-lost friends and relatives, share photo albums and stay abreast of gossip. Lynlee Howard-Payne, a psychology lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, said:
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