Chinas Psycho Boom From Life in Lockdown

Mental health has long been a stigmatized topic in China. Under Chairman Maos rule, psychology was dismissed as a bourgeois selfdelusion, and was even banned until the 1970s. But since the early 2000s, growing interest in mental health has created whats known as a psychoboom: more and more Chinese are opening up about their mental health struggles and seeking treatment. The collective trauma of the COVID19 pandemic has further allowed people to open up in ways that never before seemed possible. Pop psychology and mindfulnessoriented apps have flourished, giving oncestigmatized discussions of mental wellbeing a new lifestyle cachet. This surge in interest has created a new problem, thoughwith lack of regulation in mental health care making it difficult for people in need to find reliable therapists. Subscribe to VICE News here: Check out VICE News for more: Follow VICE News here: Facebook: