Pharmacological treatments in pathological gambling

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 375-381

  Grant, Jon E ^a   Odlaug, Brian L ^a,b   Schreiber, Liana R N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; gambling; impulsivity; pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADDICTION; GAMBLING; IMPULSIVITY; PHARMACOLOGY;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84893086928     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04457.x     Document Type: Article

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