Digital Communication

In 2010, an analysis of 72 studies done over 30 years found a 40% decline in the empathy of college students. Most of the reduction took place after 2000, which led the researchers to blame the ever more wide-spread use of digital communication. (Turkle, S. The empathy gap. Psychotherapy Networker, 2016, 40(6), 28-33 & 54-55) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com