Problem gambling and family violence: Prevalence and patterns in treatment-seekers

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1713-1717

  Dowling, N A ^a,b,c   Jackson, A C ^b   Suomi, A ^b,d   Lavis, T ^e   Thomas, S A ^c   Patford, J ^b   Harvey, P ^e   Battersby, M ^e   Koziol McLain, J ^f   Abbott, M ^f   Bellringer, M E ^f  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Domestic violence; Family violence; Mental health; Prevalence; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905715952     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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