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Depression High Among Youth Victims of School Cyber Bullying, NIH Researchers Report – 1
Narrator: This is NIH Health Matters. I’m Joe Balintfy. Traditional forms of bullying involve physical violence, verbal taunts, or social exclusion.
Iannotti: Cyber bullying involves the use of information or communication technologies such as computers, or cell phones.
Narrator: That’s Dr. Ronald Iannotti with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Iannotti: For example you might send nasty or threatening emails. You may leave these as phone messages. You could post insulting or embarrassing messages online. You could even do photos or videos.
Narrator: Unlike traditional bullying, youth who are targets of cyber bullying are at greater risk for depression than are the youth who bully them. For details, visit www.nichd.nih.gov. Health Matters is produced by the National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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