Prevalence, assessment, and treatment of pathological gambling: A review

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1021-1027

  Petry, Nancy M ^a   Armentano, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Connecticut Dept Mental Hlth A ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUVOXAMINE; LITHIUM; NALTREXONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SELF HELP;

EID: 0032839216     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.8.1021     Document Type: Article

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