title: [Pathological gambling in Israel as a medical and social problem].
abstract: This article discusses the phenomenon of pathological gambling in Israel today, emphasizing its medical as well as social dimensions. After a brief historical review of pathological gambling in world and Jewish history, certain psychological aspects of the disorder are reviewed. The typology of gamblers is mentioned, and the relationship between gambling and affective disorders is briefly discussed. Some of the forensic implications of pathological gambling are also mentioned.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Margolin
authors.forename: Eliezer
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Witztum
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007585:Jews; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*