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Ives, Mike. “Electroshock Therapy for Internet Addicts? China Vows to End It.” The New York Times, Jan. 13, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/world/asia/china-internet-addiction-electroshock-therapy.html
“The government has drafted a law that would crack down on the camps’ worst excesses, including electroshock and other “physical punishments.”..Dr. Tao said that many Chinese parents believe that the effects of electroshock therapy are fleeting. But he had seen several Chinese teenagers return from boot camps that treat internet addiction showing signs of lasting psychological trauma, he said.”
Wang, Lianzhang and Gardner, Darnell. “Internet Addiction Clinic Uses Electroshock to Cure Patients.” Sixth Tone, Aug. 19, 2016. http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1217/internet-addiction-clinic-uses-electroshock-cure-patients
Gu Jinnan, 22, an addict who experienced the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), was provided the treatment at the clinic of Yang Yongxin whose treatment was laterbanned by China’s Ministry of Health in 2009. “More than the physical suffering, what really made me feel desperate was my parents’ complete trust in Yang,” said by Gu.
Conrad, Brent. “Facts and Solutions on Child Video Games Addictions.” Tech Addiction. http://www.techaddiction.ca/child-video-game-addiction.html
There are a lot of factors that can lead to teens and kids’ addiction to video games; in other words, their addictions could not simply be blamed on their self-control and should never become the reason for the public to have prejudice on those addicts. To get to the root of the problem, it is essential to understand what in the video games actually fascinates and attracts them, which are what they need to get compensation from the real life.
Inside the Chinese Boot Camps Designed to Break Video Game Addiction