Should pathological gambling be considered an addictive disorder?

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-214

  Prakash, Om ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^b   Benegal, Vivek ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Addictive disorders; Nosology; Pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALCOHOLISM; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMORBIDITY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FORGERY; GENETIC MARKER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; IMPULSIVENESS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NEUROIMAGING; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPATHY; REMISSION; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SELF CONTROL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS;

EID: 84866163998     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.01.007     Document Type: Review

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