Yang Yongxin
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Yang Yongxin or Uncle Yang is a controversial Chinese psychiatrist who advocated and practiced electro-shock therapy as a cure for Internet addiction
in teenagers. Some children suffered painful burns, but the Chinese press did not report any complaints from parents.
According to China Youth Daily
, Yang ran the Internet Addiction Treatment Centre, a boot camp at Linyi Mental Hospital in Linyi
, Shandong
province. The patients sent to the hospital paid 5,500 yuan (US$805) per month for a treatment that employed psychotropic drugs
in addition to xingnao (brain-waking) electric shocks. Uncle Yang treated nearly 3000 children with the therapy before the practice was banned in China. Prior to the ban, Yongxin began to use another more painful therapy.
In the early 2006, Yang Yongxin started to cure Internet Addiction, and claimed that he had invited a treatment with 'psychology
+ medication
+ physics
+ work & entertainment'.
Internet addiction disorder
Internet addiction disorder , or, more broadly, Internet overuse, problematic computer use or pathological computer use, is excessive computer use that interferes with daily life...
in teenagers. Some children suffered painful burns, but the Chinese press did not report any complaints from parents.
According to China Youth Daily
China Youth Daily
The China Youth Daily is the official newspaper of Communist Youth League of China , and is a popular official daily newspaper and the first independently operated central government news media portal in the People's Republic of China.In 1980s it was regarded as the best newspaper in mainland...
, Yang ran the Internet Addiction Treatment Centre, a boot camp at Linyi Mental Hospital in Linyi
Linyi
Linyi is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The largest prefecture-level city in Shandong both by area and total population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the east, Weifang to the northeast, Zibo to the north, Tai'an to the northwest, Jining to the...
, Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
province. The patients sent to the hospital paid 5,500 yuan (US$805) per month for a treatment that employed psychotropic drugs
Psychiatric medication
A psychiatric medication is a licensed psychoactive drug taken to exert an effect on the mental state and used to treat mental disorders. Usually prescribed in psychiatric settings, these medications are typically made of synthetic chemical compounds, although some are naturally occurring, or at...
in addition to xingnao (brain-waking) electric shocks. Uncle Yang treated nearly 3000 children with the therapy before the practice was banned in China. Prior to the ban, Yongxin began to use another more painful therapy.
His Treatment for 'Internet Addiction'
Yang Yongxin claimed, Internet addicts have Cgnition-deviating and Character-vice besides Internet Addiction. Internet addict shall lose human nature, he claimed, and beast shall be showed gradually. So it is the most important that rectifying Internet addict's Cgnition-deviating.In the early 2006, Yang Yongxin started to cure Internet Addiction, and claimed that he had invited a treatment with 'psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
+ medication
Medication
A pharmaceutical drug, also referred to as medicine, medication or medicament, can be loosely defined as any chemical substance intended for use in the medical diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease.- Classification :...
+ physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
+ work & entertainment'.
Quotes of Yang Yongxin
'Ally'
The youngest one of patients was 12-years-old, and the oldest one was over 30-years-old. Most of them was taken into the bughouse by inveigle or force.。'Receptionist'
Yang will select some members from the 'Ally' those who he thinks behaving good and call the 'Receptionist'. The role of Receptionist is like security men inside.‘Harmoney’
When people visit Yang's center, every patient behaves very kind and polite because any minor mistake means more electric shock afterwards.'Internet-quitting Drinks'
Yang claims he invented a new Chinese medicine which is 100% effective to heal the Internet addiction. He calls the medicine "Internet-quitting drinks". He even applied a patent for that.Voice from the former 'Ally'
Voice from the parents of the 'Ally'
External links
- addiction shock therapy banned. Reported by Jane Chen | 2009-7-15
- Net addicts need help from school and home
- Chinese hospital gives internet addicts shock therapy
- Cure your Children’s Internet Addiction with Electric Shocks Aversion Therapy May 14th, 2009
- therapy for Internet addiction halted. Posted by Eric Mu, July 14
- China’s parents try shock tactics to cure net ‘addicts’
- China bans electro-shock therapy for Internet addicts
- Case study: Electric shock therapy in China for internet 'addiction'
- China bans electric shock therapy for internet addicts》
- The Fourth Hospital of Linyi