Treatment provision for Britain's problem gamblers: Present gaps and future opportunities

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 318-322

  George, Sanju ^a   Copello, Alex ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052486853     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: 14721481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.111.009159     Document Type: Review

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