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The Chinese Ministry of Health has finally seen themselves clear to end the use of electroshock therapy as a suitable treatment for what they called ‘Internet addiction’ among their youth.
According to a China Daily article internet addiction is becoming a problem among Chinese teenagers as they spend hours in front of the PC playing games but one has to question whether this is a genuine problem.
Times are changing and inventing a new mental disorder for parents to worry about called ‘Internet addition’ seems drastic. Perhaps the Chinese youth are spending a bit too much time online but can it be given the status of a mental/behavioural disorder?
But you must give the Chinese points for enthusiasm. They take an ill-defined disorder and dish out the harshest form of psychotherapy currently in use – Electroshock Therapy.
What’s worse though is conning concerned parents into sending their kids for treatment that will supposedly shock them into submission.
“The China Daily reported last month that more than 3,000 young people were tricked or forced into in to the four-month long course. Patients were considered “cured” or “reborn” once they admitted to their addiction.”
The best part is that this scam was revealed when ex-patients, who were supposedly cured from their reliance on all things to do with the Internet, posted their trials and tribulations online.
According to a China Daily article internet addiction is becoming a problem among Chinese teenagers as they spend hours in front of the PC playing games but one has to question whether this is a genuine problem.
Times are changing and inventing a new mental disorder for parents to worry about called ‘Internet addition’ seems drastic. Perhaps the Chinese youth are spending a bit too much time online but can it be given the status of a mental/behavioural disorder?
But you must give the Chinese points for enthusiasm. They take an ill-defined disorder and dish out the harshest form of psychotherapy currently in use – Electroshock Therapy.
What’s worse though is conning concerned parents into sending their kids for treatment that will supposedly shock them into submission.
“The China Daily reported last month that more than 3,000 young people were tricked or forced into in to the four-month long course. Patients were considered “cured” or “reborn” once they admitted to their addiction.”
The best part is that this scam was revealed when ex-patients, who were supposedly cured from their reliance on all things to do with the Internet, posted their trials and tribulations online.