Russian media: A 15-year-old teenager in Spain was sent to the hospital for two months for being addicted to the game "Fortnite", the first case in the world

Source: Global Times

According to the Russian satellite network reported on the 16th, Spain's Jaime I University recently posted that a 15-year-old Spanish teenager was seriously addicted to an online game called "Fortnite" and was sent to the hospital for treatment for two months. This is the world's first case of a teenager in need of hospitalization due to an addiction to the Fortnite game. The researchers said no similar cases had been found before.

According to an article published by Jaime I University, the Spanish teenager developed symptoms such as reluctance to go out, non-communication with others, sleep disturbances, and lack of interest in what was happening around him. It is understood that the teenager had performed very well in school before, but from a certain period of time he began to skip class and could not keep up with the progress of learning. After being taken to the hospital, doctors took psychological counseling, reduced the use of electronic devices, participated in social activities, and also gave him antidepressant adjuvant treatment. The article concludes by recommending controlling the amount of time minors spend on computers and mobile phones. (Lin Xi)