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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- Suicidality among older Australian adultsby Britt Klein on January 26, 2023
CONCLUSION: The results of this survey reinforce the importance of social connectedness as a central and significant protective factor against suicidality among older adults.
- Harm Avoidance is Correlated with the Reward System in Adult Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studyby Tsung-Hua Lu on January 26, 2023
CONCLUSION: Understanding the roles of harm avoidance and brain activation during risk tasks is important.
- Role for Directors of Public Health in local gambling licensingby F Junaid on January 25, 2023
No abstract
- Serotonergic and dopaminergic control of impulsivity in gambling disorderby Valtteri Kaasinen on January 24, 2023
Gambling disorder (GD) is major public health issue. The disorder is often characterized by elevated impulsivity with evidence from analogous substance use disorders underlining prominent roles of brain monoamines in addiction susceptibility and outcome. Critically, GD allows the study of addiction mechanisms without the confounder of the effects of chronic substances. Here, we assessed the roles of striatal dopamine transporter binding and extrastriatal serotonin transporter binding in GD as a...