A critical review of treatment approaches for gambling disorders

Current Drug Abuse Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-80

  Stea, Jonathan N ^a   Hodgins, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical review; Effectiveness; Efficacy; Gambling disorders; Pathological gambling; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; NALMEFENE; NALTREXONE; OLANZAPINE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO;

ABSTINENCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 79960569224     PISSN: 18744737     EISSN: 18744745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874473711104020067     Document Type: Review

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