One decade of self exclusion: Missouri casino self-excluders four to ten years after enrollment

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-144

  Nelson, Sarah E ^a,b   Kleschinsky, John H ^a   LaBrie, Richard A ^a,b   Kaplan, Sara ^c   Shaffer, Howard J ^a,b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Casino; Gambling; Pathological gambling; Program evaluation; Self exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76749157795     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9157-5     Document Type: Article

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