Stress and anxiety as factors in the onset of problem gambling: Implications for treatment

Stress Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 235-244

  Coman, Greg J ^a,d   Burrows, Graham D ^b,d   Evans, Barry J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Addiction Research Institute   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gambling; Pathological gambling; Problem gambling; Treatment approaches

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; AVERSION THERAPY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; REVIEW;

EID: 0030661998     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199710)13:4<235::AID-SMI748>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Review

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