The legalization and availability of new forms of gambling are increasing in most Western
countries. This trend has contributed to the fact that more individuals are developing …

This article reviews the current knowledge of the clinical characteristics and
pharmacological management of pathological gambling, kleptomania, and compulsive …

The Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale adapted for Pathological Gambling (PG-
YBOCS) was developed to measure the severity and change in severity of pathological …

The urge to gamble is a physiological, psychological, or emotional motivational state, often
associated with continued gambling. The authors developed and validated the 6-item …

Although craving is an important feature of problem gambling, there is a paucity of research
investigating craving to gamble. A major stumbling block for craving research in gambling …

The present study was designed to test the short-term efficacy and safety of naltrexone in the
treatment of pathological gambling disorder. Seventeen subjects (seven men, 10 women) …

Background: This study evaluated the effectiveness of citalopram in the treatment of
pathological gambling. Method: Fifteen adult pathological gamblers (DSM-IV criteria) were …

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate posttreatment changes of individuals with a
diagnosis of gambling disorder (GD) treated with group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) …

Despite significant psychiatric comorbidity in problem gambling, there is little evidence on
which to base treatment recommendations for subpopulations of problem gamblers with …

Although several qualitative reviews on pharmacological interventions for pathological
gambling have been published, no quantitative review of this field has been conducted …