Association Between Posttreatment Gambling Behavior and Harm in Pathological Gamblers

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-193

  Weinstock, Jeremiah ^a   Ledgerwood, David M ^a   Petry, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

gambling behavior; harm; pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMBLING; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548839157     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.21.2.185     Document Type: Article

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