Pathological Gambling Significado
Pathological gambling: a critical review / Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling and Committee on Law and Justice, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council. Pathological gambling is amenable to psychotherapy. Psychodynamic therapy on a group or individual basis and active participation in a 12-step program are complementary and most effective. Treatment for compulsive gambling may involve an outpatient program, inpatient program or a residential treatment program, depending on your needs and resources. Treatment for substance abuse, depression, anxiety or any other mental health disorder may be part of your treatment plan for compulsive gambling. Pathological gambling is a significant public health problem, but it is only recently that a body of systematic research on its phenomenology, etiology, and treatment has emerged. This is an important volume, for it represents the first comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge.
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Management Gamblers’ Anonymous, a 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics’ Anonymous; no phramacologic intervention has proven successful
pathological gambling
An addiction to the state of excitement experienced while gambling. There is progressive preoccupation with betting and a need to increase the size of wagers to achieve the desired mental effect. The syndrome includes lying to conceal losses, stealing and rationalising the theft as temporary borrowing. If gambling is prevented there is irritability, restlessness and even physical symptoms.
Pathological Gambling Significado Meaning
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