Not the same: A comparison of female and male clients seeking treatment from problem gambling counselling services

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-299

  Crisp, Beth R ^a   Thomas, Shane A ^a   Jackson, Alun C ^a   Smith, Serena ^a   Borrell, Jennifer ^a   Ho, Wei Ying ^a   Holt, Tangerine A ^a   Thomason, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

counselling; problem gambling; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VICTORIA;

EID: 4544380791     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOGS.0000040280.64348.d1     Document Type: Article

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