Self-reported gambling-related suicidality among gambling helpline callers

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-183

  Ledgerwood, David M ^a,c   Steinberg, Marvin A ^b   Wu, Ran ^a   Potenza, Marc N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HOTLINES; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 22044436072     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.19.2.175     Document Type: Article

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