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Dsm pathological gambling12/20/2023 ![]() ![]() How often a person is involved as well as the sum of money involved may be used as a rough criterion for considering an activity as “gambling.” It has also been suggested that unless there is some sort of excitement or thrill involved in the pursuit of an activity, it probably isnot gambling. ![]() There are also “quasi-gambling” activities, such as stock market and real estate investments that can be used as opportunities to gamble, and so must be counted in any survey of gambling activity. Wildman suggests that the important thing to remember about gambling is that it is “a conscious, deliberate effort to stake valuables, usually but not always currency, on how some event happens to turn out.” ![]() This article reviews definition, causes and associated features with substance abuse, screening and diagnosis, and treatment approaches. Gambling disorders are highly comorbid with other mental health and substance use disorders, and a further understanding is needed of both the causes and treatment implications of this disorder. Although promising, family therapy and support from Gamblers Anonymous are less well empirically supported. Several distinct treatment approaches have been favorably evaluated, such as cognitive behavioral and brief treatment models and pharmacological interventions. Gambling disorders affect 0.2–5.3% of adults worldwide, although measurement and prevalence varies according to the screening instruments and methods used, and availability and accessibility of gambling opportunities. Gambling, including pathological gambling and problem gambling, has received increased attention from clinicians and researchers over the past three decades since gambling opportunities have expanded around the world. ![]()
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