Also called: Also called: Gambling Addiction
Many people enjoy gambling, whether it's betting on a horse or playing poker on the Internet. Most people who gamble don't have a problem, but some lose control of their gambling. Signs of problem gambling include
- Always thinking about gambling
- Lying about gambling
- Spending work or family time gambling
- Feeling bad after you gamble, but not quitting
- Gambling with money you need for other things
Many people can control their compulsive gambling with medicines and therapy. Support groups can also help.
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Gambling: When Is It a Problem?(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/addictions/gambling/498.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/addictions/gambling/498.printerview.html
- Compulsive Gambling(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/compulsive-gambling/DS00443/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Frequently Asked Questions about Gambling and Problem Gambling(National Council on Problem Gambling) - http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3314
- JAMA Patient Page: When Gambling Becomes a Bad Bet(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/286/2/260.pdf
- Older Problem Gamblers Face Increased Suicide Risk(09/28/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69801.html
- Pathological Gambling Criteria(National Council on Problem Gambling) - http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3439
- Residential/Inpatient Treatment Facility List(National Council on Problem Gambling) - http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3327
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Gambling(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Gambling%22
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Characteristics of problem gamblers 56 years of age or older:... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18808247&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: The role of money in the excitement of gambling. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18778131&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Normal aging affects decisions under ambiguity, but not decisions under... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18763884&tool=MedlinePlus
- Compulsive Gambling -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=gambling[majr]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Help by State(National Council on Problem Gambling) - http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3397
- International Certified Gambling Counselor Search(National Council on Problem Gambling) - http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3324
- Mental Health Services Locator(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
- National Council on Problem Gambling - http://www.ncpgambling.org/
- National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
- Online Gambling and Kids: A Bad Bet(Federal Trade Commission) - Links to PDF - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/olgamble.pdf
- Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html