Gambling severity, impulsivity, and psychopathology: Comparison of treatment- and community-recruited pathological gamblers

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 508-515

  Knezevic, Bojana ^a   Ledgerwood, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION IMPULSIVITY SUBSCALE; BARRATT IMPULSIVENESS SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PUBLICATION; RATING SCALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; CONNECTICUT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84867864751     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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