Demographic risk factors and gambling preference may not explain the high prevalence of gambling problems among the population with migration background: Results from a German nationwide survey

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 741-757

  Kastirke, Nadin ^a   Rumpf, Hans JÜrgen ^b   John, Ulrich ^a   Bischof, Anja ^b   Meyer, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disordered gambling; Gambler; Immigrants; Migrants; Pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943585264     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-014-9459-0     Document Type: Article

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