Pathological gambling: a neurobiological and clinical update.
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چکیده
A proposed merging of pathological gambling with the drug addictions in the forthcoming DSM-5 prompts an overview of the neurobiological data showing similarities between these conditions, as well as an update on national trends in gambling behaviour and current treatment provision.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 199 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011