Medication management of pathological gambling.
Pathological gambling has received little attention from clinicians and researchers despite prevalence rates similar to or greater than those of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This article summarizes the phenomenology and associated psychopathology of this public health problem and presents results of studies of 3 types of pharmacological agents used to treat this disorder: serotonin reuptake inhibitors, opioid antagonists, and mood stabilizers.
Grant
Jon E
JE
University of Minnesota Medical School, USA.
Kim
Suck Won
SW
D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors