AAP News Vol. 14 No. 8 August 1998, p. 23
© 1998 American Academy of Pediatrics
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Three-year study documents nature of television violence

Donald Shifrin M.D., FAAP

It seems they are as inseparable as burgers and fries. The amount and influence of violence on television has long been the topic of study and national debate. For close to 30 years, dating from the 1960s to the Surgeon General's report in 1972, the National Institute of Mental Health report in 1982, and the American Psychological Association's report in 1992, more than 1,000 scientific studies have validated the premise that TV violence influences aggressive behavior in some children.