Honestly, kid sounds like he's just given up on life and the game keeps him from ending it.

I definitely think there's more to the story there. Apparently the minor had a relative die and that had something to do with it, but clearly the parent(s) messed up somewhere along the way. I just can't imagine how gaming can apparently get so bad that it warrants hospitalization. It's framed like they were trying to get the kid clean from heroin ffs.