A 14-year-old adolescent presented by his parents because of school truancy of 6 months duration. His parents complained that he has become difficult to control. Upon further questioning, parents told that their son lies to them and spend most of his time in a cyber cafe. He has recently been terminated due to the deterioration of his academic performance as well as his discipline problems. This has further aggravated his school truancy and escapes from home.
He has no good friends at home or at school. He is frequently involved in fights with his siblings, in particular, his 12-year-old brother. He has difficulty in waiting for his turn to use the family computer. There had been an incident in which he tried to stab his younger brother with a knife following a fight over a computer game at home. He has no interest in going to school and felt satisfied with computer games, especially…
