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Is there a health inequality in gambling related harms? A systematic review

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Here we present a systematic review of the existing research into gambling harms, in order to determine whether there are differences in the presentation of these across demographic groups such as age, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status,
Jodie N. Raybould, Michael Larkin, Richard J. Tunney   +2 more
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Prevalence and types of video gaming and gambling activities among adolescent public school students: findings from a cross-sectional study in Italy

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Adolescence is characterized by emotional instability and risk-taking behaviours that can lead to, among other things, an increased risk of developing pathological video-gaming and gambling habits.
Loredana Cena, Matteo Rota, Stefano Calza, Alice Trainini, Sara Zecca, Sofia Bonetti Zappa, Luisa Silvia Nodari, Alberto Stefana   +7 more
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Dopaminergic and clinical correlates of pathological gambling in Parkinson's disease: A case report

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2013
Dopaminergic medication for motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease recently has been linked with impulse control disorders, including pathological gambling, which affects up to 8% of patients.
Mette Buhl Callesen, Mette Buhl Callesen, Kim Vang Hansen, Albert eGjedde, Albert eGjedde, Jakob eLinnet, Jakob eLinnet, Arne eMøller, Arne eMøller   +8 more
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Fluoxetine combined with risperidone in treatment of online gambling disorder-case report

Heliyon, 2023
Pathological gambling leaves seriously negative impacts on individuals, families, and society. With the universal use of internet, online gambling disorder is also increasing worldwide.
Mei Bai, Erjia Huang, Huijie Du, Lu Yang, Xin Zhang, Yang Yang, Zhe Yan, Wei Wang   +7 more
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Effects of a depression-focused internet intervention in slot machine gamblers: A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundProblematic and pathological gambling have been linked to depression. Despite a high demand for treatment and negative financial consequences, only a small fraction of problematic and pathological gamblers seek professional help.
Lara Bücker, Julia Bierbrodt, Iver Hand, Charlotte Wittekind, Steffen Moritz   +4 more
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Pathological Gambling Disorder: An Overview [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Gambling has a long back history and also referred to as ‘Natural evil’. The most well-established finding in literature is conceptualisation of pathological gambling as a behaviour addiction with high rate of alcohol and substance use disorders.
Sambhu Prasad, OM Prakash Jiriwal
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The importance of friends and family to recreational gambling, at-risk gambling, and problem gambling

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background The variables correlated with problem gambling are routinely assessed and fairly well established. However, problem gamblers were all ‘at-risk’ and ‘recreational’ gamblers at some point. Thus, it is instructive from a prevention perspective to
Alissa Mazar, Robert J. Williams, Edward J. Stanek, Martha Zorn, Rachel A. Volberg   +4 more
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Abnormalities of Functional Brain Networks in Pathological Gambling: A Graph-Theoretical Approach

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013
Functional neuroimaging studies of pathological gambling demonstrate alterations in frontal and subcortical regions of the mesolimbic reward system.
Melanie eTschernegg, Julia Sophia eCrone, Tina eEigenberger, Philipp eSchwartenbeck, Philipp eSchwartenbeck, Mira eFauth-Bühler, Tagrid eLeménager, Karl eMann, Natasha eThon, Friedrich M Wurst, Martin eKronbichler, Martin eKronbichler   +11 more
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Alexithymia and gambling: Psychotherapy to differentiate feelings

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction The relationship of alexithymia with gambling addiction is not obvious, but it is present, as evidenced by the results of many studies. Alexithymia is likely to associate with gambling as a coping behavior to increase emotional arousal and
A. Savnikova, O. Khaustova
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Pathological gambling: An overview

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2017
Gambling activities are popular as a form of recreation and have been a source of income for many people worldwide. Although gambling has been common across continents and time, and a subset of individuals experience problems with gambling.
Shalini Singh, Ganesh Kumar Mallaram, Siddharth Sarkar   +2 more
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