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GAMBLING DISORDER [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Nervous System
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

The RDS concept arose from the findings that dysfunction in the dopaminergic system are implicated in reward mechanisms in the brain and lead to substance seeking behavior and non-substance addictive behaviors like pathological gambling, tic disorders, Tourette's syndrome, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Système nerveux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Psychologie clinique

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Human Behaviour
CONT

Pathological Internet use(PIU) is characterized by excessive or poorly-controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviors regarding Internet use that lead to impairment or distress. PIU has conceptually been modelled as an impulse-control disorder and classified as a taxonomy of behavioral addiction akin to the nature of pathological gambling.

CONT

Problematic internet use (PIU) refers to a range of repetitive impairing behaviors, such as excessive video gaming, cybersex, online buying, gambling, streaming, social media use, online searching for health-related info and inability to control the amount of time spent interfacing with digital technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Internet et télématique
  • Comportement humain
CONT

Nous retiendrons ici le terme d'«utilisation pathologique d'Internet» (UPI) pour référer à une condition où l'utilisateur entretient une relation avec les nouvelles technologies où il lui est difficile de réguler l'ampleur de son investissement sur Internet, combinée à une détresse ou à des impacts négatifs liés à cette utilisation […]

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Games and Toys
Universal entry(ies)
F63.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[A] disorder [characterized by] frequent, repeated episodes of gambling that dominate the patient's life to the detriment of social, occupational, material, and family values and commitments.

CONT

For some people gambling becomes an addiction - the effects they get from gambling are similar to the effects someone with alcoholism gets from alcohol. They can crave gambling the way someone craves alcohol or other substances. Compulsive gambling can lead to problems with finances, relationships and work, not to mention potential legal issues.

OBS

For some authors, "problem gambling" is synonym with pathological gambling, but for others it refers to a less intense form of excessive gambling.

OBS

F63.0: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Jeux et jouets
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
F63.0
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Trouble [caractérisé par] des épisodes répétés et fréquents de jeu qui dominent la vie du sujet au détriment des valeurs et des obligations sociales, professionnelles, matérielles et familiales.

CONT

La dépendance au jeu : comme pour l'ingestion de substances [...], les personnes qui présentent un trouble lié au jeu d'argent (jeu d'argent pathologique) sont incapables de résister à l'envie impérieuse de jouer qui, à son tour, entraîne des conséquences personnelles négatives (comme le divorce, la perte d'emploi).

OBS

F63.0 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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