"Gambling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money.
| Descriptor ID |
D005715
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.722.408 F03.250.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Gambling, Pathological- Gambling, Pathological
- Gamblings, Pathological
- Pathological Gamblings
- Gambling, Pathologic
- Pathological Gambling
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gambling" by people in Profiles.
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Addictive Disorders in Adolescents. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2017 09; 40(3):475-486.
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The description-experience gap in risky choice in nonhuman primates. Psychon Bull Rev. 2016 Apr; 23(2):593-600.
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First Evidence of Comorbidity of Problem Gambling and Other Psychiatric Problems in a Representative Urban Sample of South Africa. J Gambl Stud. 2015 Sep; 31(3):679-94.
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Gambling participation and problem gambling severity among rural and peri-urban poor South African adults in KwaZulu-Natal. J Gambl Stud. 2013 Sep; 29(3):417-33.
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A taxometric analysis of problem gambling data from a South African national urban sample. J Gambl Stud. 2013 Sep; 29(3):377-92.
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Behavioral activation and inhibition, negative affect, and gambling severity in a sample of young adult college students. J Gambl Stud. 2012 Sep; 28(3):437-49.
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Addressing problem gambling: South Africa's National Responsible Gambling Programme. S Afr Med J. 2011 Sep 27; 101(10):722-3.
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An item response theory analysis of the Problem Gambling Severity Index. Assessment. 2012 Jun; 19(2):167-75.
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Evaluation of heterogeneity in pharmacotherapy trials for drug dependence: a Bayesian approach. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2009; 35(2):95-102.
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Impulse control disorders and pathological gambling in patients with Parkinson disease. Neurologist. 2008 Mar; 14(2):89-99.