Yes, but not many. The only kinds of therapy to be banned or restricted in the United States are ones that are violent or that involve certain psychoactive drugs. “Rebirthing therapy,” which aims to reproduce the physical experience of labor in order to help children feel reborn, was outlawed in Colorado and North Carolina in 2001 and 2003 respectively in response to the asphyxiation death of a 10-year-old girl during a rebirthing session. A similar law was introduced in Utah in 2003 but died in committee; the U.S. House of Representatives also passed a resolution opposing the therapy (but not outlawing it). The American Psychological Association does not recognize rebirthing therapy, which ostensibly promotes a closer attachment between parent and child, as a legitimate form of psychotherapy.

Electroconvulsive therapy,After the positive feedback I received from my list of top books on Martial Arts, I thought I’d also do a list of some my favourite reads about China; books which have a focus on either travel in the China, or life through the eyes of a foreigner who lived here… some in modern day, and some in old China.

Behind the Wall

I read this book back in 2007, as I was on my first trip in China. Behind the Wall is one mans travels through China in the early 1990s, and his encounters with various people along the way. Written while the Cultural Revolution was still a recent memory for people, a strong theme throughout the book is his talks with everyday Chinese people about their experiences and