The impacts of problem gambling on concerned significant others accessing web-based counselling

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1253-1257

  Dowling, Nicki A ^a,b,c   Rodda, Simone N ^c,d   Lubman, Dan I ^c,d   Jackson, Alun C ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Counselling; Family; Gambling; Impact; Internet; Significant others; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GAMBLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROBLEM GAMBLING; SIBLING; SOCIAL LIFE; WEB BASED COUNSELLING; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899824454     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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