Untreated young gamblers with game-specific problems: Self-concept involving luck, gambling ecology and delay in seeking professional treatment

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 445-459

  Wohl, Michael J A ^a   Young, Matthew M ^a   Hart, Kenneth E ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Attitudes; Chance; Delay in treatment; Gambling; Gaming; Luck; Personal luck; Treatment acceptance; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644518726     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350500168444     Document Type: Article

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