What is Gambling addiction?
What is Gambling addiction?
- Gambling addiction: Addiction to gambling activities.
Gambling addiction: Introduction
Types of Gambling addiction:
Broader types of Gambling addiction:
How serious is Gambling addiction?
Complications of Gambling addiction:
see complications of Gambling addiction
What causes Gambling addiction?
Causes of Gambling addiction: see causes of Gambling addiction
What are the symptoms of Gambling addiction?
Symptoms of Gambling addiction:
see symptoms of Gambling addiction
Complications of Gambling addiction:
see complications of Gambling addiction
Gambling addiction: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gambling addiction.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gambling addiction.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Gambling addiction:
see treatments for Gambling addiction
Research for Gambling addiction:
see research for Gambling addiction
Society issues for Gambling addiction
Hospitalization statistics for Gambling addiction:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Gambling addiction:
- 0.0001% (8) of hospital consultant episodes were for pathological gambling in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 91% of hospital consultant episodes for pathological gambling required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 57% of hospital consultant episodes for pathological gambling were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 43% of hospital consultant episodes for pathological gambling were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 76% of hospital consultant episodes for pathological gambling required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Gambling addiction:
Organs and body systems related to Gambling addiction include:
Name and Aliases of Gambling addiction
Main name of condition: Gambling addiction
Class of Condition for Gambling addiction: behavior addiction
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