Pathological gambling: An overview of assessment and treatment

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 450-456

  George, Sanju ^a   Murali, Vijaya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Addictionn Psychiatry ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; FLUVOXAMINE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MOOD STABILIZER; NALTREXONE; NEFAZODONE; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG MECHANISM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; META ANALYSIS; MOOD DISORDER; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 27844520782     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.11.6.450     Document Type: Review

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