Prevalence of adolescent problem gambling, related harms and help-seeking behaviours among an Australian population

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-204

  Splevins, Katie ^a,b   Mireskandari, Shab ^c   Clayton, Kymbra ^d   Blaszczynski, Alex ^e  

^a Waverley Action for Youth Services (WAYS)   (Australia)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Gambling; Prevalence; Problem gambling; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; GAMBLING; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; COUNSELING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

EID: 77951975902     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9169-1     Document Type: Article

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