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Editorial
. 2011 Aug;199(2):87-9.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.088146.

Pathological gambling: a neurobiological and clinical update

Editorial

Pathological gambling: a neurobiological and clinical update

Henrietta Bowden-Jones et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

A proposed merging of pathological gambling with the drug addictions in the forthcoming DSM-5 prompts an overview of the neurobiological data showing similarities between these conditions, as well as an update on national trends in gambling behaviour and current treatment provision.

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