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Compulsive Gambling
Also called: Gambling Addiction
Many people enjoy gambling, whether it's betting on a horse or playing poker on the Internet. Most people who gamble don't have a problem, but some lose control of their gambling. Signs of problem gambling include
- Always thinking about gambling
- Lying about gambling
- Spending work or family time gambling
- Feeling bad after you gamble, but not quitting
- Gambling with money you need for other things
Many people can control their compulsive gambling with medicines and therapy. Support groups can also help.
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Gambling: When Is It a Problem?(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Overviews
- Compulsive Gambling(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Gambling and Problem Gambling(National Council on Problem Gambling)
- When Gambling Becomes a Bad Bet(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF
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Latest News
- Compulsive Gamblers Don't Learn from Their Mistakes(03/27/2008, HealthDay)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Pathological Gambling Criteria(National Council on Problem Gambling)
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Treatment
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Gambling
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Gambling
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References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Psychometric properties of the inventory of gambling situations with a...
- Article: Executive functions in pathologic gamblers selected in an ecologic setting.
- Article: Self-relevant criteria determine the evaluation of outcomes induced by others.
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- Help by State(National Council on Problem Gambling)
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Teenagers
- Online Gambling and Kids: A Bad Bet(Federal Trade Commission) - Links to PDF
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