Gambling Addiction Center - Weymouth, MAWeymouth Psychiatrist Doctors for Gambling AddictionType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Weymouth * Neuro Behavioral Associates Inc  Psychiatry Inc  Psychiatry Inc  Thomas R Green MD  Richard Netsky MD  Hardy Healthcare Associates  Robert D Levy MD  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Braintree  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Psychiatry  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Psychiatry  Michael H Katz MD  Lawrence F Berley MD  Quincy Medical Center Psychiatry  Quincy Medical Center Psychiatry  Quincy Medical Center Psychiatry  Bobruff & Bobruff MDs  Bobruff & Bobruff MDs  Bayview Associates Counseling  Bayview Associates Counseling  Gateway Health Care  Gateway Health Care  VA New England Boston Health Care System Mental Health Services  Southeastern Psychiartric Association  Southeastern Psychiartric Association  Southeastern Psychiartric Association  Southeastern Psychiartric Association  Southeastern Psychiartric Association  Hilary W Hoge MD  Southeastern Psychiartric Association  Richard I Spiro MD  Roberta A Williamson MD  Hop N Trinh MD  Meera K Ruparel MD  Codman Square Health Center  Codman Square Health Center  Jewish Family & Children's Service  Kishanlal Chakrabarti MD  Psychiatry  Psychiatry  Psychiatry  Leonard Psychotherapy Assoc  Maryam Afshar MD  Isidore L Berenbaum & B Jeanne Horner MDs  Behavioral Health Services  Boston University Medical Group  Isidore L Berenbaum & B Jeanne Horner MDs  Behavioral Health Services  Behavioral Health Services  Behavioral Health Services  Pratt Psychiatric  Pratt Psychiatric  Pratt Psychiatric  Pratt Psychiatric  Pratt Psychiatric  Pratt Psychiatric  Pratt Psychiatric  Pratt Psychiatric  Richard Arnold MD  Juan M Avila MD  New England Medical Center Psychiatry  Tufts Medical Center Ob/Gyn  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Behavioral Health  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Behavioral Health  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Behavioral Health  Barbara J Beck MD  Patricia Cossio MD  Ira Lable MD  Sabrina M Popp MD  South End Associates of Fenway  David H Levoy MD  Snezana M Milanovic MD  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates  Eileen Wong MD  M Lynn Buttolph MD  Whittier Street Health Ctr  Michael S Annunziata MD  Freedom Trail Clinic  MGH Psychiatry Dan V l Iosifescu MD  Marcus Mental Health Associates  Stephen H Romansky MD  Winston Hughes MD  Scott N Wilson MD  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  James E Groves MD  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry  Law & Psychiatry Services  Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Weymouth, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Gambling AddictionRead the Gambling Addiction article » What is a gambling addiction?Gambling addiction is a mental-health problem that is understood to be one of many kinds of impulse-control problems a person may suffer from. The types of gambling that people with this disorder might engage in are as variable as the games available. Betting on sports, buying lotto tickets, playing poker, slot machines, or roulette are only a few of the activities in which compulsive gamblers engage. The venue of choice for individuals with gambling addiction varies as well. While many prefer gambling in a casino, the rate of online/Internet gambling addiction continues to increase with increased use of the Internet. Gambling addiction is also called compulsive gambling or pathological gambling. Estimates of the number of people who gamble socially qualify for being diagnosed with a gambling addiction range from 2%-5%, thereby affecting millions of people in the United States alone. Although more men than women are thought to suffer from pathological gambling, women are developing this disorder at higher rates, now making up as much as 25% of individuals with pathological gambling. Other facts about compulsive gambling are that men tend to develop this disorder during their early teenage years while women tend to develop it later. However, the disorder in women then tends to get worse at a much faster rate than in men. Other apparently gender-based differences in gambling addiction include the tendencies for men to become addicted to more interpersonal forms of gaming, like blackjack, craps or poker, whereas women tend to engage in less interpersonally based betting, like slot machines or bingo. Men with pathological gambling tend to receive counseling about issues other than gambling less often than their female counterparts. Problem gambling generally means gambling that involves more than one symptom but less than the at least five symptoms required to qualif... Recommended Reading Related to Gambling AddictionAntisocial Personality Disorder » What are the symptoms and signs of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)?To understand antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD), it is necessary to learn what having any personality disorder involves. As defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, 2000), a personality disorder (PD) is a persistent pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that is significantly different from what is considered normal within the person's own culture. Professionals group personality disorders based on a commonality of symptoms. Cluster A personality disorders are those that include symptoms of social isolation, and/or odd, eccentric behavior. These disorders include
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