INTRODUCTION: This systematic review aims to synthesise and summarise the available evidence on the definitions of craving and withdrawal, the nature and presence of withdrawal symptoms, the duration of abstinence, the prevalence and nature of craving.

RESULTS: A total of 29 studies met the inclusion criteria. Inconsistencies were revealed in definitions of craving and abstinence, as well as in the specific withdrawal symptoms that might be present among players. Furthermore, there is a predominance of exploration of affective symptoms compared to cognitive and physical symptoms. Mini meta...

BACKGROUND: The sports sector with all its aspects has become an inseparable part of modern society and its influence is manifested in both, local and global, aspects of the life in every country. Not only does sport create and promote friendship, team play, regardless of gender, age, education, religion, ethnicity, social status, etc., but it is also associated with numerous undesirable consequences. AIM: The primary objective of the research paper at hand was to examine the correlation between the amount invested in sports betting, as a form of gambling, and selected characteristics of...

BACKGROUND: Sport in the 21st century represents a multidisciplinary field its an indispensable role in the lives of individuals and society. Sport is associated inter alia with winning, victory, defeat; teamwork and individualism, professionalism and amateurism, feelings of joy and happiness, as well as with feelings of tension, uncertainty, excitement, and taking risks. Risk also appears within the context of sports betting and gambling, being a characteristic phenomenon there. This kind of risk brings both positives and negatives for the participants. University students represent a...

The new draft guideline on harmful gambling recommends health professionals should ask people about gambling if they attend a health check or GP appointment about a mental health condition. 

These guideline aims to ensure that those needing help or who are at risk of harmful gambling are identified sooner and receive appropriate help.

Consultation on the draft guideline is open until Wednesday 15 November.

BACKGROUND: It has been noted that those addicted to gambling are at a high risk of developing mental health problems such as depression.

AIMS: This study was designed to determine the effect of participating in sports betting on depression of young people in Nigeria.

METHODS: This study adopted a cross-sectional respondent-driven approach to study 286 youths who have engaged in sports betting in Nigeria, using Yenagoa city in Bayelsa State as a case study from September to November 2020. Primary data for this study was sourced mainly through the use of a questionnaire, while data collected...

Description: This report sets out Adfam's findings from a range of research activities including four specific gambling-related surveys, peer support training and round-table events.

It looks at the effects of gambling on families as well as the impact of Covid-19 on these families and explores what support services would be beneficial. The research has also provided some very powerful voices articulating the impact of gambling on family and friends.

This webinar provided attendees with information about:

1. What problem gambling is, its symptoms and impacts 
2. Link between drug use (including methamphetamine use) and gambling

چکیده

د روږدی کیدو عصری کارول متضاد او ګډوډ دی؛ اصطلاح خورا بدنامونکی ده مګر په عام ډول د نږدې هرې قوی غوښتنې ، جذب یا تعقیب تشریح کولو لپاره کارول کیږی. ایا اوسنی کارول د اصطلاح وروستی فساد پکې شامل دی یا د متضاد معنی تاریخ شتون لری؟ 

میتود: د 'معتاد' ، 'معتاد' او 'معتاد' اصطلاحاتو ډایکرونیک ایټیمولوژیک مطالعه ، د معاصر ژبنی تیوری لخوا خبر شوی او په ارچیک او کلاسیک لاتین او انګلیسی کې د لومړنی او ثانوی سرچینو کارول. موږ درې دورې معاینه کوو: لومړنی رومن جمهوریت ، مینځنی او ناوخته رومن جمهوریت ، او لومړنی عصری انګلستان. 

موندنې: 'د خبرو کولو لپاره' ، د دې لومړنۍ معنی ، د قانونی او رسمی...

ځوانی د وخت یوه دوره ده چیرې چې ځوانان ډیر احتمال لری د خپلواکۍ او ناول تجربو په لټه کې وی ، د دوی د بیان او هویت سره تجربه وکړی او خطر ته لږ پام وکړی. د احساساتو په لټه کې چلندونو کې د طبیعی زیاتوالی په پام کې نیولو سره ، قمار او محرک کارول ممکن دا اغیزې زیاتې کړی او احتمالی منفی پایلې ولری د ځوان سړی هوساینې او پرمختګ ته. 

یوې وروستۍ مطالعې د 7000 څخه زیات د عالی لیسې زده کونکو کې د مخدره توکو کارول او قمار کولو ترمنځ اړیکه معاینه کړې. 

د مطالعې پایلې وموندل شوې چې د هر ډول محرک درملو کارول په نارینه او ښځینه زده کونکو کې د قمار کولو ستونزې احتمال ډیروی. د کریک کوکاین او میتامپیټامین کارول...

Abstract

Background and Aims

Considerable variation of outcome variables used to measure recovery in the gambling treatment literature has precluded effective cross-study evaluations and hindered the development of best-practice treatment methodologies. The aim of this systematic review was to describe current diffuse concepts of recovery in the gambling field by mapping the range of outcomes and measurement strategies used to evaluate treatments, and to identify more commonly accepted indices of recovery.

Methods

A systematic search of six academic databases for studies evaluating...