A few studies have been done on medications for the treatment of pathological gambling.

Pathological gambling has been known to a higher prevalence rate, 2:1, in men to women.

Boredom has been proposed as a cause of pathological gambling behavior.

However, people with pathological gambling can do very well with the right treatment.

It has already established a (mostly) independent center to fund research into pathological gambling.

People with pathological gambling often feel ashamed and try to avoid letting others know of their problem.

In my previous role as the chief executive of a public health authority, I opened a specialist department for pathological gambling.

A psychiatric evaluation and history can be used to diagnose pathological gambling.

Treatment for people with pathological gambling begins with recognizing the problem.

The doses tested for treating pathological gambling were between 25-100 mg per day.

Exposure to gambling may increase the risk of developing pathological gambling.

Intervention at the earliest signs of pathological gambling may prevent the disorder from getting worse.

Young has likened excessive Internet use to pathological gambling.

"Three million people suffer from pathological gambling addiction, causing costly social problems, especially for the poor and the young," it added.

This is an organization that does scientific research on pathological gambling and youth gambling.

Most people with pathological gambling enter treatment under pressure from others, rather than voluntarily accepting the need for treatment.

Like alcohol or drug addiction, pathological gambling is a chronic disorder that tends to get worse without treatment.

Pathological gambling is being unable to resist impulses to gamble, which can lead to severe personal or social consequences.

Although it shares features of obsessive compulsive disorder, pathological gambling is likely a different condition.

Pathological gambling is often associated with denial.

"Prior to the start of the present program in Okinawa, no formal overseas treatment options for pathological gambling existed."

Call your health care provider or mental health professional if you believe you have symptoms of pathological gambling.

"Some would say it hasn't been a good thing," added Dr. Franks, who also studies pathological gambling.

It is also suggested that his father Mackie suffered from the psychological disorder of being a pathological gambling addict.

Dr. Blume and her associates have developed a screening questionnaire to identify pathological gambling.