Gambling Disorder
Gambling disorder involves repeated problematic gambling behavior that causes significant problems or distress. It is also called gambling addiction or compulsive gambling.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W087
Diagnosis: Gambling Disorder-Problem Gambling
US Patients: 6/10 of 1%
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M+;W
Age Onset:
Brain Area: lower level of norepinephrine, which is secreted during gambling stress and thrills; less serotonin or opioids
Symptoms: Gambler uses increasing amounts of money, from others, preoccupied, done often when distressed to “make up losses”
Progression: with lying, losing significant relationships and opportunities, is irritable and refuses to quit, may have substance abuse
Causes: impulsivity, seeking to activivate brain reward systems so defined as addiction, vs. OCD based on brain’s fear mechanisms
Medications: antidepressants in Britain, but not approved in the US by the FDA; lithium
Therapies: “Gamblers’ Anonymous”; CBT-metacognitive training; self-excluson-enforced by face-recognition cameras in casinos
Youtube Video: 10 Signs You Are Addicted to Gambling:
Stop Casino and Online Gambling
Amazon or Library Book:
The Gambling Addiction Recovery Workbook
Click the book to link or buy from Amazon.
Support Group: smartrecovery.org (The website includes a directory of area meetings.) or Gamblers Anonymous; 888-987-1784
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- Industry influence on public health policy formulation in the UK: a complex systems approachby Amber van den Akker on November 21, 2024
Unhealthy commodity industries (UCIs) such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling, ultra-processed food and beverage producers are known to influence policy-making to advance their interests, often to the detriment of public health goals. This study mapped the complex system underpinning UCI's influence on public health policy formulation in the UK and identified potential interventions to shift the system towards being able to better attain public health goals. We conducted a participatory systems...
- Acting on the Commercial Determinants of Healthby Samantha Thomas on November 21, 2024
No abstract
- Community sports leaders' perceptions of the risks and benefits of gambling sponsorship in community sportby Simone McCarthy on November 21, 2024
Gambling sponsorship of professional sport, particularly relating to online wagering, has been a key focus of global regulatory reform efforts to address the normalization of gambling. In Australia, gambling companies and venues (including community clubs and hotels) also sponsor and develop relationships with community (non-professional) sports teams and clubs. In-depth interviews (n = 24) were conducted with senior leaders in community sporting organizations in Australia with an aim of...
- Addressing the commercial determinants of mental health: an umbrella review of population-level interventionsby Alice Tompson on November 21, 2024
There is increasing evidence that commercial determinants impact mental health. Addressing the commercial determinants may therefore be a way of improving population-level mental health. This umbrella review aimed to provide an overview of evidence in this field and identify knowledge gaps. Five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus and Cochrane Library) were searched on the 18/19 of July 2022. Eligible papers were systematic reviews published after 31 December 2011. No geographical...