Gender differences in psychosocial stress and in its relationship to gambling urges in individuals with pathological gambling

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-87

  Tschibelu, Evelyne ^a   Elman, Igor ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily Stress Inventory; gambling urges; negative affective states; profile of mood states; psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MONEY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78651372020     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2010.531671     Document Type: Article

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