Internet addiction in China: the fight continues

In 1995, psychiatrist Ivan Goldberg jokingly suggested the term «Internet Addiction Disorder». Then he had no idea that later enters the diagnostic criteria for the disorder, then this disease will in some countries will be treated and forced to solve the problem at the state level. In China, since 2006 a rehabilitation course passed 6,000 people, of whom 75% were cured. Cured - then began to sit in the network for at least six hours a day.

Ivan Goldberg invested in the concept of "Internet addiction" behavior with reduced levels of self-control, threatening to displace normal life. Global Network makes you think about the urgent need to review the tape on Twitter or upload photos to instagram, lack of access to the network causes discomfort, but real people - irritation. In one way or another Internet addiction is, perhaps, for the majority of users on the network under the age of 35 years . Specialists sometimes compared this relationship with gambling.

In 2008, China became the first country to recognize Internet addiction a disease that affects the young population. Now in the country are 400 rehabilitation centers, treatment can last for several months depending on the complexity.

obsession internet leads to tragedy: 25 people died in a fire at illegal Internet cafes, man died after 20 hours of continuous play in Legend of Mir 2, one teenager killed his father for the Internet, and the other - jumped off the roof, wanting to" join the heroes of the game. " These and other developments have forced the Chinese authorities seriously think about possible ways to solve the problem.

Treatment in rehabilitation centers, which are similar to the prison, combines the proper therapy, military drill and electric shocks, which sometimes leads to death. Teens involved in sports and martial arts, and any electronic gadgets in the territory of the centers is prohibited. Patients often communicate with psychiatrists and undergo examinations so that they could verify the effectiveness of treatment and that the teenager did not go mad on the road to recovery.

Before the death of a teenager and can just beat , as it was with sixteen schoolboy in 2011: the boy refused to go for a run and This caused anger educator.

Internet addiction according to Chinese authorities struck 24 million people of the 632 million Internet users in China. Many young people play online games for hours. The head of one of the centers, the doctor and Colonel People's Liberation Army of China, speaks of clinical depression as a result of the network 14 hours a day - the problem comes to 90% of patients. Demand for treatment in China is high, but the course is expensive: one month parents of teenagers spend about £ 1,000 - more than 82 thousand rubles. It is twice more than the average Chinese worker earns in a month.



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Psychologists at the University of Hong Kong found , that the level of internet addiction is in inverse proportion to the quality of life in country: people immersed in the virtual world, in order to avoid stress in the real. Therefore, in Northern and Western Europe, the share of Internet addicts is only 2, 6%, and in Iran, Israel, Lebanon and Turkey - 10, 9%.

Russia according to the quality of life index Economist Intelligence Unit occupies 72 out of 80 possible, while Internet penetration is over 70%. At least once a month in 2014, access to the network 72, 3 million adult Russians. These two parameters - a risk factor for the development of problems in the Internet according to the country. How many hours do you spend online per day?

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