The relationship between age of gambling onset and adolescent problematic gambling severity

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 675-683

  Rahman, Ardeshir S ^a   Pilver, Corey E ^b   Desai, Rani A ^a   Steinberg, Marvin A ^c   Rugle, Loreen ^d   Krishnan Sarin, Suchitra ^a   Potenza, Marc N ^a,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling   (United States)

^d Problem Gambling Services of Connecticut   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Age of onset; Gambling; Non strategic gambling; Risk behaviors; Underage gambling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING;

EID: 84859817491     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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