Pathological gambling and criminality

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-481

  Folino, Jorge Oscar ^a,b   Abait, Patricia Estela ^c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b Supreme Court of Justice of the Province of Buenos Aires ^*  (Argentina)

^c Gambling Institute of Ciudad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Crime; Criminal responsibility; Dysfunctional families; Impulsiveness; Pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; OFFENDER; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

CRIME; FAMILY HEALTH; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INSANITY DEFENSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 68949107583     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32832ed7ed     Document Type: Review

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