title: Pinball wizard: the case of a pinball machine addict.
abstract: This is a description of a young man who is addicted to playing pinball machines. The subject's playing history and playing pathology are outlined using an adapted version of the DSM-III-R criteria for pathological gambling. Such an adaptation of these criteria is proposed as beneficial in monitoring and recording objective measures of all gaming-machine addictions.
authors.affiliation: Polytechnic South West, Plymouth, England.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales