The first study to examine the effect of sending email shows it has psychological and health benefits. According to researchers in the US, students who wrote emails about traumatic experiences, such as the September 11 attacks, were healthier in the weeks that followed than those who wrote about non-emotional topics, or did not send email at all. The research, conducted by the psychology department of Texas University, shows that those students who wrote about their feelings and sent the emails reported being sick for significantly fewer days than those who did not, and were less likely to miss classes because of an illness. (The Daily Telegraph 22/04/02; p.5)
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