NEW TECHNOLOGIES: GAINS AND LOSSES

Abstract

Let’s go back to the 1990s. The Internet is uncharted territory and a new experience for the happy few. My first clinical experience in this field occurs with a patient, Aldo, who had recently returned from Canada, where he had collaborated on a scientific research project at a university. Back in Italy, he was one of the first owners and users of a computer, built and produced in the United States, equipped with software that allowed the use of e-mail. NEW TECHNOLOGIES: GAINS AND LOSSES*