The young man spent nearly twenty hours a day on the famous online video game of Battle Royale, where millions of players oppose each day. According to El Confidential, this hospitalization, which makes controversial in Spain, is presented as a world first for a minor.
The boy suffered from an isolation at home, a refusal of any social interaction and a lack of interest to his environment , accompanied by a refusal to be treated in a health service , Depending on the RTVE public television channel.
the death of his mother as a rocking point
Following the death of his mother, the adolescent, yet very good student, had dropped across the school, multiplying the absences, according to RTVE. He had taken refuge in the video game, no longer respecting screen pause times, yet crucial to maintain a link with reality.
As part of its hospitalization, the young man has been the subject of a medical follow-up of several months so that he can find his normal life, as evidenced by the release published on Friday 17 September by the medical team in charge of his care.
As a reminder, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the addiction to video games as a disease in 2018.
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