Does early emotional distress predict later child involvement in gambling?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 507-513

  Pagani, Linda S ^a   Derevensky, Jeffrey L ^b   Japel, Christa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention; Emotional distress; Impulsivity; Risk taking; Youth gambling

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING;

EID: 77956926056     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500805     Document Type: Article

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