Compulsive Gambling Disorder

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Compulsive gambling disorder

An impulse control disorder in which an individual cannot resist gambling despite repeated losses.

Mentioned in: Impulse Control Disorders

Gambling Addiction

A disorder of impulse control in which a person makes wagers of various types—in casinos, at horse races, to book-makers—which compromises, disrupts, or damages personal, family, or vocational pursuits
Management Gamblers’ Anonymous, a 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics’ Anonymous; no phramacologic intervention has proven successful

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