Psychology of Gambling: New Research (Psychology Research Progress)

Generally considered a social and/or recreational activity, in some cases gambling can become an addictive behavior. Pathological gambling is classified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as an impulse control disorder, characterized by failure to resist the impulse to gamble despite severe and devastating personal, family, or vocational consequences. The lifetime prevalence of pathological gambling in the adult population of North America has been estimated to be over 1%. Pathological gambling can also be associated with significantly specific behavioral problems and neuropsychiatric conditions, mainly affecting dopaminergic reward pathways. This book provides a 360-degree overview on the current psychological models for gambling behaviors, informed by both neurobiological and clinical observations. The pathogenesis of perinatal hipoxic-ischemic brain injury : new research / Brankica Vasiljevic ... [et al.] The role of gap junctions and connexin hemichannels in brain injury / J.O. Davidson ... [et al.] Is pituitary hormone function affected by traumatic brain injury? / Marianne Klose, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen Forced running exercise inhibits neuronal degeneration and improves cerebral function following rat traumatic brain injury / Tatsuki Itoh ... [et al.] Noradrenergic signaling and traumatic brain injury / Nobuhide Kobori The role of noradrenaline in the motor recovery after brain injury / Rigoberto González-Piña ... [et al.] Autonomic dysregulation following mild traumatic brain injury / Trevor K. Len, J. Patrick Neary Advancing the treatment of traumatic and ischemic brain injuries : modulation of the endocanna binoid system / Melanie Elliott Brain injuries : new research / Martin L. Rohling.