title: Assessment and management of pathological gambling.
abstract: This article describes a brief treatment--imaginal desensitization--which enables pathological gamblers to retain control of gambling, discusses its development and advances evidence from 2-9 years' follow-up of its efficacy.
mesh_terms: D001348:Aversive Therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005715:Gambling; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012309:Risk-Taking