75
screening tool for, 56
signs/symptoms of,
10–11,
13
See also
treatment(s)
compulsiveness,
impulsiveness
vs.
, 14–15
Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental
Disorders
, 21
dopamine, 31, 38, 41
compulsive behavior
and, 26
in reward system, 23
withdrawal systems and,
24–25
Evergreen Council on
Problem Gambling, 71
Gam-Anon International,
71
Gamblers Anonymous
(GA), 7, 55, 59, 61–63,
71–72
gambler’s fallacy (Monte
Carlo fallacy), 28
gambling
effects on brain
chemistry, 22–24
as escape from
loneliness, 47–48
as escape from negative
emotions, 30–31
increased opportunities
for, 5–6, 33, 39
gambling addiction.
See
compulsive gambling
Gambling Therapy:
Online Help for Problem
Gamblers (website), 72
Greenslit, Deborah, 20,
21
Griffiths, Mark, 38
group therapy,
57
Hartney, Elizabeth, 5, 31,
60–61
Hartzler, Chad, 53–54
High Stakes
(Skolnik), 18
Iacopino, Stephanie, 8
illusion of control, 28–29
impulse control, 24
addicted gamblers lack,
23
impulsiveness,
compulsiveness
vs.
,
14–15
inpatient rehabilitation
centers, 58
Journal of American
Medicine
, 26
Karter, Liz, 56–57
Klinestiver, Ann, 26
Know the Odds, 72
