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A new addiction: Internet junkies
While compulsive gambling is only beginning to be addressed by mental health professionals, they must now face a new affliction: Internet addiction. view more (2008-09-09)
Compulsive gamblers always down on their luck
Gambling addicts don't learn from their mistakes, according to a study published today in the open access journal Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health. The problem could be explained by a kind of mental rigidity that leads to harmful compulsive behaviour in sufferers. view more (2008-03-27)
Drug commonly used for alcoholism curbs urges of pathological gamblers
A drug commonly used to treat alcohol addiction has a similar effect on pathological gamblers - it curbs the urge to gamble and participate in gambling-related behavior, according to a new research at the University of Minnesota. view more (2008-06-16)
Medical therapy for restless legs syndrome may trigger compulsive gambling
Compulsive gambling with extreme losses — in two cases, greater than $100,000 — by people without a prior history of gambling problems has been linked to a class of drugs commonly used to treat the neurological disorder restless legs syndrome (RLS). view more (2007-02-09)
Prison gambling associated with crime, substance abuse when offenders re-enter community: Study
Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a University of Alberta study has concluded. view more (2009-09-17)
Writer's cramp may be linked to obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Frequent writer's cramp may be a sign of an obsessive-compulsive personality trait, suggests research in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Writer's cramp is provoked by specific tasks, including writing, and is characterised by often painful muscular spasm in the hand of the writing arm. The resulting pain and contortions... view more... (2001-08-14)
Gambling threatens national security, new book warns
A two-decade surge of legalized gambling is chipping away at U.S. security and military readiness, not just the bank accounts of bettors, a comprehensive new collection of research on the hazards of gambling warns. view more (2009-04-10)
Help for shopaholics: New test determines who's at risk for compulsive buying
Shopaholics are the butt of many jokes, but obsessive or compulsive shopping can ruin lives. view more (2008-09-16)
UBC researchers develop new method to study gambling addictions
UBC researchers have created the world's first animal laboratory experiment to successfully model human gambling. view more (2009-06-17)
Adolescents' gambling a part of a cluster of problem behaviors
Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). view more (2009-10-26)
Study of drug therapy for compulsive buying yields a puzzle, Stanford researcher says
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine say they are puzzled by findings from their new study indicating that an antidepressant, which previously showed promise in treating a behavioral disorder known as compulsive buying, did not result in a sustained benefit for the patients who took it. view more (2007-03-14)
Obsessive symptoms in childhood can multiply the probabilities of an obsessive compulsive disorder
8 percent of children have obsessions or compulsions which can increase the chance of suffering from a disorder when they become adults. view more (2009-03-04)
Sleep deprivation can threaten competent decision-making
Gambling is a risky activity that can potentially result in the loss of a significant amount of money. A study published in the May 1st issue of the journal SLEEP finds that sleep deprivation can adversely affect a person's decision-making at a gambling table by elevating the expectation of gains and making light of one's losses following risky... view more... (2007-05-01)
Older problem gamblers may face greater suicide risk than younger counterparts, study finds
Compared to their younger counterparts, older problem gamblers who ask casinos to bar them from returning are three to four times more likely to do so because they fear they will kill themselves if they don't stop betting, according to a new study. view more (2008-09-16)
Medication eases obsessive-compulsive symptoms
A medication used to ease symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, also is helpful in treating people with treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a pilot study at Yale School of Medicine. view more (2005-08-01)
When positive thinking leads to financial irresponsibility like compulsive gambling
Looking on the bright side can lead to irresponsible financial behavior, reveals a paper from the June 2008 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research. view more (2008-04-22)
Brain atrophy in elderly leads to unintended racism, depression and problem gambling
As we age, our brains slowly shrink in volume and weight. This includes significant atrophy within the frontal lobes, the seat of executive functioning. view more (2007-09-24)
Neurosurgical treatment of anxiety disorders effective - but risky
Severely ill patients with anxiety disorders or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder undergoing neurosurgical treatment risk serious complications. The safety of the method must be carefully reconsidered. This according to the largest study made to date on the long-term effects of this surgical method. view more (2006-07-19)
Procedure To Help Parkinson's Disease Could Shed Light On Psychiatric Disorder
French authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET describe how electrode stimulation of a specific part of the brain to alleviate symptoms of Parkinson's disease could also help in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders. The psychiatric condition obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is thought to be associated with... view more... (2002-10-24)
A COMPARISON OF PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER.
A major multicenter French study compared two psychotherapy approaches in obsessive compulsive disorder. The study was designed to compare cognitive therapy (CT) with intensive behavior therapy (BT) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and to study their change process. Sixty-five outpatients with DSM-4 OCD were randomized into 2 groups for 16... view more... (2001-11-07)
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