Pathological Gambling
Pathological gambling, also known as compulsive gambling or disordered gambling, is a recognized mental disorder characterized by a pattern of continued gambling despite negative physical, psychological, and social consequences.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW156
Diagnosis: Pathological Gambling
US Patients: 0.6 of 1%
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M+;W
Age Onset:
Brain Area: some victims have lower norepinephrine than normal gamblers, which is normally secreted under stress or thrill; or lack serotonin.
Symptoms: Continuous gambling despite negative consequences to self or family and in spite of desire to stop. Also considered an addiction.
Progression:
Causes: impulsivity and comorbidity with alcohol problems; dopamine dysregulation has been observed.
Medications: paroxetine, lithium, palmefene
Therapies: Gamblers’ Anonymous, CBT, 1/3 recover by themselves
Youtube Video: A Look at Problem Gambling
Amazon or Library Book: Can’t Just Stop:
An Investigation of Compulsion (Gambling)
Support Group: gamblersanonymous.org; 626-960-3500
(Gamblers’ Anonymous International)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
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The world-wide medical research
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- The roles of coping style and social support in the experience of harm and distress among people affected by another person's gamblingby Catherine Tulloch on December 20, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: Some commonly used coping behaviours may inadvertently exacerbate harm and distress, while social support appears to be protective against negative health impacts. Education, treatment, and support to AOs could provide options that address these findings.
- Effects of Stigmatizing Language on Trainees' Clinical Decision-Making in Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trialby Neeral K Sheth on December 20, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: Stigmatizing language influences clinical decision-making when treating patients with SUD. Improving SUD education within UME may be an effective strategy for mitigating this effect within medical trainees.
- The more random people's preference judgments are, the more they explore in gambling tasksby Jianhong Zhu on December 20, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the close relationship between these two types of decision-making and offers a more comprehensive understanding of the human decision-making process.
- Borderline personality disorder in Trichotillomania and skin picking disorder: a survey studyby Jon E Grant on December 19, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest relatively high rates of borderline personality disorder in people with BFRBs, in turn linked to more severe psychopathology and elevated lifetime suicide attempt risk. Perhaps the comorbidity with borderline personality disorder reflects a possible subtype of these behaviors that is more impulsive and may necessitate different treatment approaches.