News tagged with problem gambler
Chasing the pot of gold: Researchers study gambling subtypes and treatment outcomes
Approximately two million adults in the United States meet criteria for pathological gambling, and another four to six million are considered problem gamblers, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. A study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Four kinds of compulsive gamblers identified
Disorganised and emotionally unstable, poorly adapted, suffering from alcohol problems, impulsive, or with a "globally adapted" personality. These are the features of the four diagnosed types of compulsive ...
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Oct 14, 2010 |
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Proximity likely cause of gambling problems
New research from Swinburne University has found that living or working near gambling venues could have a direct effect on problem gambling.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Problem gamblers provoked by 'near misses' to gamble more
The brains of problem gamblers react more intensely to "near misses" than casual gamblers, possibly spurring them on to play more, according to new research in the May 5 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The re ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 04, 2010 |
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Wanna make a bet that women gamble?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Typical Australian gamblers are no longer just men playing poker, with more women becoming addicted, isolated and even suicidal, a researcher from The University of Queensland has warned.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2010 |
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No limit to pokies problem
Problem gamblers are being created at a rate of almost one for every new poker machine introduced, new research has found.
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Adolescents' gambling a part of a cluster of problem behaviors
Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's Research ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Adolescents' gambling a part of a cluster of problem behaviors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's ...
Oct 16, 2009 |
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