Health/functioning characteristics, gambling behaviors, and gambling-related motivations in adolescents stratified by gambling problem severity: Findings from a high school survey

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 495-508

  Yip, Sarah W ^a,b   Desai, Rani A ^a   Steinberg, Marvin A ^c   Rugle, Loreen ^d   Cavallo, Dana A ^a   Krishnan Sarin, Suchitra ^a   Potenza, Marc N ^a,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services   (United States)

^d Problem Gambling Services   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ACADEMIC FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; RISK; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; CONNECTICUT; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054771110     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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