All in the Family: Help-Seeking by Significant Others of Problem Gamblers

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 396-408

  Hing, Nerilee ^a   Tiyce, Margaret ^a   Holdsworth, Louise ^a   Nuske, Elaine ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family; Help seeking; Problem gambling; Significant others

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878304592     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-012-9423-0     Document Type: Article

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