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Problem gambling and gaming in elite athletes

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2018
Background: High-level sports have been described as a risk situation for mental health problems and substance misuse. This, however, has been sparsely studied for problem gambling, and it is unknown whether problem gaming, corresponding to the tentative
A. Håkansson, G. Kenttä, C. Åkesdotter   +2 more
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Exposure to gambling promotions and gambling behaviours in Australian secondary school students

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Background: Young people’s gambling behaviours are associated with a range of individual, interpersonal and community factors. This study explored the association between exposure to types of gambling advertising and promotions and adolescent gambling ...
Natasha Noble, Megan Freund, David Hill, Victoria White, Lucy Leigh, David Lambkin, Maree Scully, Robert Sanson-Fisher   +7 more
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Online Gambling Patterns and Predictors of Problem Gambling Among Korean Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

Asian Nursing Research
S U M M A R Y: Purpose: This study examined online gambling patterns among Korean adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic and identified predictors of problem gambling based on a socio-ecological model.
Young-Sil Sohn, Hyunmi Son
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From problem people to addictive products: a qualitative study on rethinking gambling policy from the perspective of lived experience

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background Previous research has shown that government and industry discussions of gambling may focus on personal responsibility for gambling harm. In Australia, these discussions have largely excluded people with lived experience of problem gambling ...
Helen E. Miller, Samantha L. Thomas, Priscilla Robinson   +2 more
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Mindfulness as a treatment for gambling disorder: current directions and issues [PDF]

, 2016
Mindfulness is a form of meditation that derives from Buddhist practice and is one of the fastest growing areas of psychological research. Studies investigating the role of mindfulness in the treatment of behavioural addictions have, to date, primarily ...
Van Gordon, W, Shonin, E, Griffiths, MD
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Problematic Internet Use in Frontotemporal Dementia: A Case Series

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study investigated problematic internet use (PIU) among 61 patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) compared to a cohort of 354 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's dementia. PIU was identified in 22.9% of FTD patients compared to only 0.8% of AD patients (p < 0.001). Behaviors included compulsive social
Daniele Urso, Giuseppe Volpe, Agnese Valguarnera, Davide Vilella, Alessandra Vitulli, Valentina Gnoni, Alessia Giugno, Eleonora Rollo, Mark D. Griffiths, Giancarlo Logroscino   +9 more
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Psychometric Characteristics of a New Scale for Measuring Self-efficacy in the Regulation of Gambling Behavior

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
Since its introduction in 1977, self-efficacy has proven to be a fundamental predictor of positive adjustment and achievement in many domains. In problem gambling studies, self-efficacy has been defined mainly as an individual's ability to avoid gambling
Claudio Barbaranelli, Claudio Barbaranelli, Valerio Ghezzi, Roberta Fida, Roberta Fida, Michele Vecchione   +5 more
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Problem gambling among people with first-episode psychosis: protocol for a prospective multicenter cohort study

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background The limited available data suggest that the prevalence of problem gambling is increased among young adults with first-episode psychosis, possibly due in part to several risk factors for problem gambling that are common in this population ...
Olivier Corbeil, Manuel Soulard, Maxime Huot-Lavoie, Laurent Béchard, Émilien Fournier, Sébastien Brodeur, Anne-Marie Essiambre, Charles Desmeules, Chantale Thériault, Amal Abdel-Baki, Christian Jacques, Isabelle Giroux, Michel Dorval, Marc-André Roy, Marie-France Demers   +14 more
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Isolation and worry in relation to gambling and onset of gambling among psychiatry patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mediation study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading globally, there was a fear that addictive behaviors would increase due to changes in everyday life caused by restrictions due to COVID-19.
David Forsström, David Forsström, David Forsström, Philip Lindner, Philip Lindner, Kristoffer N. T. Månsson, Olivia Ojala, Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf, Samir El Alaoui, Alexander Rozental, Alexander Rozental, Johan Lundin, Simon Jangard, Simon Jangard, Shervin Shahnavaz, Karolina Sörman, Tobias Lundgren, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström   +17 more
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A Q‐Learning Algorithm to Solve the Two‐Player Zero‐Sum Game Problem for Nonlinear Systems

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 566-581, March 2025.
A Q‐learning algorithm to solve the two‐player zero‐sum game problem for nonlinear systems. ABSTRACT This paper deals with the two‐player zero‐sum game problem, which is a bounded L2$$ {L}_2 $$‐gain robust control problem. Finding an analytical solution to the complex Hamilton‐Jacobi‐Issacs (HJI) equation is a challenging task.
Afreen Islam, Anthony Siming Chen, Guido Herrmann   +2 more
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