Ministry pulls plug on shock therapy
By Lan Tian | China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-16 07:48
Young men play a war game at a rehabilitation center for Internet addicts in Beijing. China has banned the use of electroshock therapy in treating Web addicts. File photo |
Health professionals and educators yesterday welcomed a Ministry of Health (MOH) decision to ban the use of electroshock therapy in the treatment of Internet addiction.
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