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PROBLEM GAMBLING [2 records]

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Record 1 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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Record 2 2019-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Games and Toys
CONT

Problem gambling is any gambling behavior that disrupts your life. If you're preoccupied with gambling, spending more and more time and money on it, chasing losses, or gambling despite serious consequences in your life, you have a gambling problem.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Jeux et jouets
CONT

On parle de jeu problématique lorsque le comportement de jeu entraîne des conséquences négatives. Ces problèmes peuvent être d'ordre financier, familial, professionnel, social et/ou psychologique.

OBS

Le jeu problématique fait référence à un problème moins grave que le jeu pathologique.

Spanish

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