Attentional disengagement, craving, and mentalizing: a preliminary experimental study among older-aged male gamblers

Abstract Introduction Empirical studies have demonstrated the role that attentional bias, the mutual excitatory relationship between attentional bias and craving, and mentalizing play in problem gambling. Although problem gambling rates among older-aged adults have steadily increased in recent years...

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Main Authors: Maria Ciccarelli, Barbara Pizzini, Mark D. Griffiths, Marina Cosenza, Giovanna Nigro, Francesca D’Olimpio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01651-7