Characteristics and gender differences among self-excluded casino problem gamblers: Missouri data

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-99

  Nower, Lia ^a   Blaszczynski, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gambling treatment; Gender differences; Problem or pathological gambling; Self exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COERCION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33747062119     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-005-9004-2     Document Type: Article

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