Echeburua E, de Corral P. Adicciones. 2008;20(4):321-5. This paper deals with the new development of controlled gambling embedded in a harm-reduction context as a viable solution both for primary prevention at school and for treatment of some kinds of problematic gamblers. Pathological gambling significantly improves with psychological therapies, such as stimulus control and in vivo […]
Barnes GM, Welte JW, Hoffman JH, Tidwell MC.Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2009 Jan;70(1):134-42. Objective: Problem gambling has been linked with substance misuse among youth in a number of regional studies, yet there have been no large representative U.S. surveys of gambling […]
Ladouceur R, Lachance S, Fournier PM. School of Psychology, Laval University, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada. Behav Res Ther. 2008 Nov 27. According to a report of National Gambling Impact Study Commission (National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1999). Final report. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.), 97% of problem gamblers in the United […]
Leung KS, Cottler LB. Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2009 Jan;22(1):69-74. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This paper highlights the development of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for pathological gambling and is based on a review of the literature published in the past […]
Verbaan D, van Rooden SM, Visser M, Marinus J, Emre M, van Hilten JJ.Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. Mov Disord. 2009 Jan 9. The objective of this study is to evaluate psychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and to assess their relation with other clinical aspects of PD. Psychotic […]
Hermann D, Leménager T, Gelbke J, Welzel H, Skopp G, Mann K. Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany. Eur Addict Res. 2009 Jan 10;15(2):94-98. Background: It is unclear whether impairment in decision making, measured by the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), in addiction is substance-induced or the consequence […]
Walker M, Toneatto T, Potenza MN, Petry N, Ladouceur R, Hodgins DC, el-Guebaly N, Echeburua E, Blaszczynski A. Addiction. 2006 Apr;101(4):504-11. OBJECTIVE: The objective is provide a framework concerning the minimum features of reporting efficacy of treatment in the problem gambling field. Research to date has not used uniform outcome measures and it is, therefore, […]
Goudriaan AE, Oosterlaan J, de Beurs E, van den Brink W. Addiction. 2006 Apr;101(4):534-47. AIMS: Neurocognitive functions in pathological gambling have relevance for the aetiology and treatment of this disorder, yet are poorly understood. This study therefore investigated neurocognitive impairments of executive functions in a group of carefully screened Diagnostic and Statistical Manual version IV […]
Currie SR, Hodgins DC, Wang J, el-Guebaly N, Wynne H, Chen S. Addiction. 2006 Apr;101(4):570-80. AIMS: To examine the relationship between gambling behaviours and risk of gambling-related harm in a nationally representative population sample. DESIGN: Risk curves of gambling frequency and expenditure (total amount and percentage of income) were plotted against harm from gambling.
Kruedelbach N, Walker H, Chapman H, Haro G, Mateu C, Leal C. Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2006 Mar-Apr;34(2):76-82. Objectives. To analyze the comorbidity of pathological gamblers, mainly in disorders with loss of impulsecontrol as addictions and personality disorders (PD). Also, to discuss addictive and impulsive characteristics of pathological gambling (PG), and their implications in prognosis and […]
