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Comment
. 2023 Apr;64(4):689-692.
doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13760. Epub 2023 Jan 31.

Alternative hypotheses regarding the association between early engagement in gambling and gambling-like activities and later problem gambling - a commentary on Richard and King (2023)

Soo Hyun Rhee  1   2 , Jarrod M Ellingson  2   3
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Alternative hypotheses regarding the association between early engagement in gambling and gambling-like activities and later problem gambling - a commentary on Richard and King (2023)

Soo Hyun Rhee et al. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

This issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry includes a systematic review on the emergence of problem gambling from childhood to emerging adulthood (Richard & King, 2023). The importance of understanding the risks for problem gambling earlier in development is clear, given the increasing availability of gambling to minors, especially online gambling.

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