Biddle, D. , Hawthorne, Gr. , Forbes, d. , & Coman, Gr. (2005). Problem Gambling in Australian PTSD Treatment-Seeking Veterans. Wiley InterScience, 759-768. Retrieved March 26, 2008, from http://www. interscience. wiley. com The article discusses the problem of gambling among Australian veterans and evaluates posttraumatic stress treatment programs aimed at reducing gambling rates. The primary purpose of the study is to analyze reasons why people choose gambling and they are willing to achieve. Researchers assume that many veterans refer to gambling in order to escape from personal problems in other aspects of life.
Therefore, electronic gambling machines appear to be effective way of problem avoiding. Nevertheless, the study doesn’t reveal any connections between gambling and posttraumatic stress in veterans. The authors conclude that “veterans indulge in many different forms of gambling and these forms are mediated by situational factors that provide both casual and formal gambling opportunities”. Dannon, P. N. , Lowengrub, K. , Musin, E. , Gonopolsky, Y. , & Kotler, M. (2007). 2-Month Follow-Up Study of Drug Treatment in Pathological Gamblers: A Primary Outcome Study.
Retrieved March 26, 2008, from http://ovidsp. tx. ovid. com. simsrad. net. ocs. mq. edu. au/spa/ovidweb. cgi The article discusses the problem of pathological gambling and pays special attention to ways of controlling this disorder. The paper assesses the rate of relapse in pathological gamblers after active treatment period. The purpose of the paper is to make wider audience aware that gambling may result in serious pathology which requires specific and long-lasting treatment. The authors argue that pathological gambling is a serious disorder which disables impulse control.
The possible ways are claimed to be antiepileptic drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and opioid antagonists. The research illustrates that after 6-month trial of active treatment most pathological gamblers have managed to maintain a full-response. During the follow-up period many gamblers rejected to gamble. Therefore, the author claim that further research is needed to work out new treatment ways. Delfabbro, P. , Lahn, J. , & Grabosky, P. (2006). Psychological Correlates of Problem Gambling in Australian Students. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 587-595.
The scientific article discusses the problem of pathological gambling among Australian adolescents. The author pays attention to the increased rates of gamblers stressing consequences maybe deplorable. The purpose of the study is to make adolescents aware of psychological and social consequences of gambling. The experiment involved 926 Australian adolescents who were asked how often they gambled and what difficulties they experienced with gambling. The results show that adolescents who are classified as pathological gamblers illustrate lower scores during psychological assessment compared with normal adolescents.
Therefore, the authors conclude that pathological gambling may result in poorer mental health among Australian students. Long-term gambling is associated with poorer life outcomes. Lamberton, A. , Oei, T. P. S. (1997). Problem Gambling in Adults: An Overview. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 4, 2, 84-104. The article discusses the problems associated with gambling. It is argued that legalizing gambling has led to increased rates of problem gambling among adults and, what is more awful, among adolescents.
The purpose of the study is to provide in-depth analysis and overview of pathological gambling in adults, as well as to review treatment variables involved in recovery from gambling dependency. Familial gambling is one of the risk factors as it has important environmental influence on a person. The authors classify gamblers as professionals and non-professionals, low-stake gamblers and high-stake gamblers, recreationals and regulars, etc. The authors argue that gambling rates are significantly higher among non-whites. Steel, Z. , & Blaszczynsky.
(1998). Impulsivity, Personality Disorders and Pathological Gambling Severity. Addiction, 93, 6, 895-905. The article evaluates traits of impulsivity in pathological gamblers, as well as reveals relationship between impulsivity and severity of pathological gambling and personal dysfunction. The purpose of the study is to show the audience that people who often gamble are characterized by impulsivity, anxiety and sometimes absent-mindedness. Results illustrate that pathological gamblers are more subjected to impulsivity compared to normal patients.
Impulsivity is argue to affect the severity of gambling and may lead to antisocial personality disorder. The authors conclude that severity of gambling is strongly correlated with impulsivity which often results in psychological and behavioural disturbances. The authors stress that impulsivity is “a part of general personality disorder structure characterized primarily by DSM-III Axis II cluster B and some cluster C personality disorder”. Templn, J. L. , & Hensen, R. A. (2006). Measurement of Psychological Disorders Using Cognitive Diagnosis Models. American Psychological Association, 11, 3, 287-305.
The article provides in-depth overview how diagnose gambling pathology and discusses cognitive diagnosis models as effective methods in psychological assessment. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the use of diagnosis models in assessment and their effectiveness in treatment. The authors define pathological gambling as “an impulse-control disorder” and impulse-control disorder is considered behavior in which individuals “individuals suffer from the failure to resist an impulse, drive, or temptation to perform an act that is harmful to the person or others”.
The authors argue that when diagnosing potential gamblers it is necessary to consider cognitive diagnosis models as they give an excellent opportunity to obtain additional information about the patient. Wohl, M. J. A. , Young, M. M. , & Hart, K. (2007). Self-Perceptions of dispositional Luck: Relationship to DSM Gambling Symptoms, Subjective Enjoyment of Gambling and Treatment Readiness. Substance Use & Misuse, 42, 43-63. The article provides detailed overview of gambling disorder aiming to reveal whether it is related to subjective enjoyment or personal luck.
The purpose of the study is to reveal whether gambling disorder is related to probability of treatment entry. The authors argue that gambling has random outcomes as gamblers can’t take control over win or loss outcomes. Therefore, often gamblers experience sense self-efficacy meaning they believe they are able to win not considering the objective randomness. The problem is that the number of young people involved in gambling is increasing meteorically and, therefore, intervention is of great importance as it is the only way to return a person to reality.