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- Title
Comments from the Trenches: Proposed Changes to the DSM-V Classification of Pathological Gambling.
- Authors
Mitzner, George; Whelan, James; Meyers, Andrew
- Abstract
The proposed DSM-V changes related to the pathological gambling diagnosis hold far-reaching implications, yet these modifications have been met with little public attention. This letter addresses the three changes proposed including the diagnosis' reclassification alongside other addictive behaviors, the lowering of the pathological gambling threshold to the endorsement of 4 symptoms, and the removal of the 'illegal acts' criterion. Support for the initial change is well documented, but there is evidence to suggest that the latter two changes should be reconsidered.
- Subjects
COMPULSIVE gambling; PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis; ATTENTION; MENTAL illness statistics; COMPULSIVE behavior; SUBSTANCE abuse
- Publication
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2011, Vol 27, Issue 3, p517
- ISSN
1050-5350
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10899-010-9225-x