Gambling Flashcards
What is pathological gambling?
Impulse control disorder: persistent and recurrent maladaptive gambling behaviour that leads to significant deleterious legal, financial, physical and psychosocial consequences
What must you rule out prior to diagnosis pathological gambling?
Manic episode
How do adolescents/children first start to gamble?
With their parents - bingo, receiving lottery tickets
What is the legal age of gambling?
Age 18-19 depending on province.
For legalised gamling, not for informal gambling
Is all gambling bad?
Gambling behaviour is best seen on a continuum with social, non-problematic play on one end, pathological gambling on the other end, and varying degrees of involvement in between.
Are there risk factors for pathological gambling?
Depression Loss Abuse Impulsivity Antisocial traits learning disabilities
What is the typical progression from non-pathological gambling to pathological gambling?
Varied. For some it is quick and others less quick.
Why are youth so at risk of progression to pathological gambling?
Because of their risk-taking behaviour and their developing cognitive decision-making processes.
If general gambling is so common, based on gambling behaviour, how can you distinguish the kids at risk of progressing to pathological gambling?
If kids are gambling regularly, at least once per week
Those at greater risk are the ones using gambling to escape from problems or satisfy physical needs
Those whose thoughts preoccupied by gambling
Engaging illegal gambling activités
What are some of the comorbidities associated with pathological gambling?
Personality disorders Alcohol abuse Life-time drug use Mood disorders ADHD Depression Anxiety
What are some symptoms kids may be having when pathologically gambling?
School performance suffering Sleep problems Emotional concerns Stealing Substance abuse
What parental techniques support the development of pathological gambling?
Parental gambling
Poor levels of parental monitoring
Higher levels of inadequate disciplinary practices
How do you prevent pathological gambling
Unclear. No evidence.
Most ideas simply support advising good parenting with good attachment, supervision and monitoring.
How do you treat pathological gambling?
In the same way you treat any other addition behaviour.
If you find out a kid is gambling, how do you evaluate the issue?
As about frequency, tendency to gamble more than planned and behaviours suggesting they are hiding their gambling behaviour.
