The epidemiology of pathological gambling

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Volberg, Rachel A ^a  

^a Gemini Research Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPHORIA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FINANCE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; INTERVIEW; IRRITABILITY; MONEY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; RACE; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; RISK; SELF CONTROL; SUICIDE;

EID: 0242319842     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-20020301-06     Document Type: Review

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