Non-Substance-Addictive Behaviors in Youth: Pathological Gambling and Problematic Internet Use

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 625-641

  Brezing, Christina ^a   Derevensky, Jeffrey L ^b   Potenza, Marc N ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Computer use; Gambling; Internet; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MOOD STABILIZER; NALTREXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; QUETIAPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERNET ADDICTION; MOTIVATION; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77953503070     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.03.012     Document Type: Review

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