Mental health of non-gamblers versus "normal" gamblers among American Indian veterans: A community survey

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-205

  Westermeyer, Joseph ^a,b,c   Canive, Jose ^d,e   Thuras, Paul ^a,b   Thompson, James ^f,g   Kim, Suk W ^b   Crosby, Ross D ^h,i   Garrard, Judith ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Albuquerque VAMC ^*  (United States)

^d VA Medical Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^g Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma   (United States)

^h NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Gambling; Mental health; Treatment; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 40549103806     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-007-9084-2     Document Type: Article

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