The prevalence and determinants of problem gambling in australia: Assessing the impact of interactive gambling and new technologies

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 769-779

  Gainsbury, Sally M ^a,b   Russell, Alex ^a,b   Hing, Nerilee ^a   Wood, Robert ^c   Lubman, Dan I ^d   Blaszczynski, Alex ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction; Internet gambling; Prevalence; Problem gambling; Public health policy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERACTIVE GAMBLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE USE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; GAMBLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERNET; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TECHNOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH POLICY; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TECHNOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925812593     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036207     Document Type: Article

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