Gambling disorder in adolescents: prevalence, new developments, and treatment challenges
Georgios D Floros 2nd Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract: Research on adolescence gambling over the past twenty years has revealed significant incidence and prevalence rates and highlighted the possible negative effects on...
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| description | Georgios D Floros 2nd Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract: Research on adolescence gambling over the past twenty years has revealed significant incidence and prevalence rates and highlighted the possible negative effects on an adolescent’s well-being. Several risk and protective factors have also been identified. Over the course of the past few years, technological advances have heralded the advent of new avenues for gambling as well as new opportunities to gamble without any direct monetary exchange. This review article examines those established trends as well as the new issues that we are faced with, in order to accurately portray the current challenges in research, prevention, and treatment. Keywords: adolescence, gambling disorder |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4aa92d3223c04722a5054fd94814df162022-12-21T19:31:39ZengDove Medical PressAdolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics1179-318X2018-03-01Volume 9435137029Gambling disorder in adolescents: prevalence, new developments, and treatment challengesFloros GDGeorgios D Floros 2nd Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract: Research on adolescence gambling over the past twenty years has revealed significant incidence and prevalence rates and highlighted the possible negative effects on an adolescent’s well-being. Several risk and protective factors have also been identified. Over the course of the past few years, technological advances have heralded the advent of new avenues for gambling as well as new opportunities to gamble without any direct monetary exchange. This review article examines those established trends as well as the new issues that we are faced with, in order to accurately portray the current challenges in research, prevention, and treatment. Keywords: adolescence, gambling disorderhttps://www.dovepress.com/gambling-disorder-in-adolescents-prevalence-new-developments-and-treat-peer-reviewed-article-AHMTadolescencegambling disorder |
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| title_short | Gambling disorder in adolescents: prevalence, new developments, and treatment challenges |
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