Community treatment for problem gambling: Sex differences in outcome and process

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 468-475

  Toneatto, Tony ^a,b   Wang, Jenny Jing ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pathological gambling; Sex differences; Treatment outcome; Treatment process

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73449120324     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-009-9244-1     Document Type: Article

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