Efficacy of treatment approaches. Gambling behavior in young people. College students and problem gambling. National Gambling Impact Study. Dear Colleagues, Pathologic gambling and problem gambling affect between 5 to 15 million Americans.
Most pathologic gamblers begin gambling when they are young.
Today's newsletter focuses on this growing health problem. If you find Friday's Progress Notes helpful, please forward the newsletter to your colleagues. This book, which can be read online, contains chapters on prevalence and effects of pathological gambling, diagnostic criteria, screening, treatment, and recovery. There is a zoom feature that you can use to enlarge the print. The authors discuss the efficacy of treatment approaches.