Managed care and medicines like Prozac have combined to render most of them redundant. So why not find a new disease. Long story short, it claimed Internet usage breeds anti-social behavior. The study claims it followed its subjects over time, to isolate the Internet as cause, but as anyone with half a Clue knows they've got cause and effect backwards. It's sad but true.
Most modern technologies breed anti-social behavior and attitudes.
Television is a solitary experience. To claim it's the cause of those feelings is a ridiculous leap, but there you are. There are ways we can keep our sanity alongside a life rich in isolation enablers. Here's how I do it. When I'm home, I stop sometimes to walk along my block and visit with the neighbors.