According to Reuters, the Chinese government has taken an aggressive approach to the problem, building as many as 250 boot camps to eradicate internet addiction. Parents can elect to send their children to these camps, where they undergo psychological examinations and military-style physical training to cure their addiction.
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Scientists at Beijing's Daxing Internet Addiction Treatment Center scan an Internet addict's brain for research purposes. Some psychologists say that the competitive pressures of life in a 1.3 billion-person country could be a reason many Chinese teens retreat to the Internet
Scientists at Beijing's Daxing Internet Addiction Treatment Center scan an Internet addict's brain for research purposes. Some psychologists say that the competitive pressures of life in a 1.3 billion-person country could be a reason many Chinese teens retreat to the Internet.
A female instructor and a former soldier escort a young girl to Qide Education Center, an Internet addiction treatment facility in Beijing. There are as many as 250 secretive military-style camps like Qide in China
A female instructor and a former soldier escort a young girl to Qide Education Center, an Internet addiction treatment facility in Beijing. There are as many as 250 secretive military-style camps like Qide in China.
Treatment centers like Qide use military tactics to teach discipline to young addicts. "Internet-addicted children are in very poor physical condition," Xing Liming, an official at Qide, said to Reuters. "Their obsession with the Internet has harmed their health, and they end up losing their ability to participate in a normal life."
Treatment centers like Qide use military tactics to teach discipline to young addicts. "Internet-addicted children are in very poor physical condition," Xing Liming, an official at Qide, said to Reuters. "Their obsession with the Internet has harmed their health, and they end up losing their ability to participate in a normal life."
Instructors work to get teens back in top shape after hours spent in front of the computer screen
Instructors work to get teens back in top shape after hours spent in front of the computer screen.
A former military instructor teaches students close-order drills at Qide. Most of the teenagers are there at the request of their parents
A former military instructor teaches students close-order drills at Qide. Most of the teenagers are there at the request of their parents.
In addition to the physical training, students take courses that run between four and eight months. In this class on traditional Chinese ethics, students learn to bow like Confucius
In addition to the physical training, students take courses that run between four and eight months. In this class on traditional Chinese ethics, students learn to bow like Confucius.
Which country was the first to label internet addiction a clinical disorder?
CHINA is the first country to label internet addiction a clinical disorder. But instead of shutting the laptop and going for a stroll, in China there are guarded boot camps intended to deprogram hooked teens. We use the internet daily. We rely on it.
Where is the Daxong camp?
In a documentary called Web Junkies, filmmakers Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia go behind the doors at the Daxong Camp in Beijing - one of China's first of many rehab correctional facilities.
Where is the National Center for Youth Internet Addiction Treatment located?
Two young women browse the library at the National Center for Youth Internet Addiction Treatment in Muju, South Korea. One of the camps started by the national government, the National Center for Youth Internet Addiction Treatment, is three hours south of Seoul in the mountainous Muju region.
Is online gaming a mental disorder?
The American Psychiatric Association does not recognize Internet or online game addiction as a unique mental disorder.