A new disease!
Printer Addiction Disorder (PAD), a problem that affects thousands of Americans each year
With the pervasive use of personal computers, a number of previously unknown illnesses and disorders have begun to surface. Most of these are physical in nature and take the form of repetitive stress injuries. Less common are the mental effects of personal computer use. A new disorder recently found in government institutions is PAD or Printer Addiction Disorder. This disorder affects roughly 1% of current office workers and current estimates show that the amount of sufferers will increase drastically in the coming years.
Symptoms
Most prevalent symptom is the frequent walking from and to a networked printer. If a user is going back and forth at least 3 times per day; a positive diagnosis can be immediately established. Other less observable symptoms may include:
1. Lingering or the absent minded waiting for printouts that may or may not arrive
2. Fidgeting regardless of the importance of the awaited print
3. Yelling or screaming at printer devices even if they are not plugged in
Treatment
There currently exists no satisfactory PAD treatment and most office workers diagnosed with this disorder will have to be put under immediate care. It is important to remove all associations of printers from their immediate environment. This includes the prohibition of stapler use and the restriction of hole-puncher access. For any questions related to PAD please contact the HHS directly at:
Mailing Address and Telephone Number:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone: 202-619-0257
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
With the pervasive use of personal computers, a number of previously unknown illnesses and disorders have begun to surface. Most of these are physical in nature and take the form of repetitive stress injuries. Less common are the mental effects of personal computer use. A new disorder recently found in government institutions is PAD or Printer Addiction Disorder. This disorder affects roughly 1% of current office workers and current estimates show that the amount of sufferers will increase drastically in the coming years.
Symptoms
Most prevalent symptom is the frequent walking from and to a networked printer. If a user is going back and forth at least 3 times per day; a positive diagnosis can be immediately established. Other less observable symptoms may include:
1. Lingering or the absent minded waiting for printouts that may or may not arrive
2. Fidgeting regardless of the importance of the awaited print
3. Yelling or screaming at printer devices even if they are not plugged in
Treatment
There currently exists no satisfactory PAD treatment and most office workers diagnosed with this disorder will have to be put under immediate care. It is important to remove all associations of printers from their immediate environment. This includes the prohibition of stapler use and the restriction of hole-puncher access. For any questions related to PAD please contact the HHS directly at:
Mailing Address and Telephone Number:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone: 202-619-0257
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
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