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SCRATCH THAT!—Two case reports of scratch-card gambling disorder
| Resumo: | Gambling disorder is a common, clinically relevant condition that impacts significantly one's life. Given that approved pharmacological interventions are lacking, it is crucial to readily identify these cases to provide available interventions in psychiatric care services. Here, we present two uncommon cases of unique scratch-card gambling disorder, a specific type of pathological gambling that could be increasing as availability of these games are growing. |
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| Autores principais: | Raposo-Lima, Catarina |
| Outros Autores: | Castro, Liliana; Sousa, Nuno; Morgado, Pedro |
| Assunto: | Adult Female Gambling Humans Male Middle Aged Gambling disorder Behavioral addictions Scratch-cards Lottery Case report |
| Ano: | 2015 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | Gambling disorder is a common, clinically relevant condition that impacts significantly one's life. Given that approved pharmacological interventions are lacking, it is crucial to readily identify these cases to provide available interventions in psychiatric care services. Here, we present two uncommon cases of unique scratch-card gambling disorder, a specific type of pathological gambling that could be increasing as availability of these games are growing. |
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