Prevalence rates of at risk, problematic and pathological gambling in Switzerland

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-75

  Brodbeck, Jeannette ^a   Duerrenberger, Sara ^a   Znoj, Hansjoerg ^a  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gambling; Prevalence; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; TELEPHONE;

EID: 77955376916     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632009000200001     Document Type: Article

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