Changing Spousal Roles and Their Effect on Recovery in Gamblers Anonymous: GamAnon, Social Support, Wives and Husbands

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 487-501

  Ferentzy, Peter ^a   Skinner, Wayne ^a   Antze, Paul ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Gamblers Anonymous; Gender; Pathological gambling; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CANADA; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956269762     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9167-3     Document Type: Article

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