Jacob Suissa has written: 'Le jeu compulsif' -- subject(s): Compulsive gamblers, Compulsive gambling, Gambling, Psychology, Social aspects, Social aspects of Compulsive gambling, Social aspects of Gambling
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Mark Griffiths has written: 'Adolescent gambling' -- subject(s): Youth, Compulsive gambling, Adolescent psychology, Social conditions, Gambling, Teenage gamblers
No.
Jay Livingston has written: 'Compulsive gamblers' -- subject(s): Compulsive gambling, Gamblers Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymes, Jeux de hasard, Spielleidenschaft
Kathryn S. Baker has written: 'Brain injuries' -- subject(s): Brain Injuries, Gambling, Psychological aspects, Compulsive gambling
Short answer: No, but they could be connected. Compulsive gambling is a behavior associated with changes in brain chemistry brought about by excitement, anticipation and reward. It may also be used as a distraction to cover problematic issues in a person's life. Abilify could be involved in at least three different ways. Anti-schizophrenic drugs can cause problems with judgment, and compulsive gambling is certainly a judgment lapse among other things. It may also be that preoccupation with the symptoms of schizophrenia could distract a patient from other things, and that the gambling was then taken up when the symptoms abated. A related, and perhaps the most likely possibility, is that schizophrenics often need to fill the gap left by the cessation of symptoms, and the patient might have done so with the stimulation of gambling. There seems to be some connection between addiction and schizophrenia, and this could be part of the issue as well. I would suggest coming clean with the therapist who is treating the schizophrenia, and discussing possible solutions to the problem. Mention should be made of any other potentially mood-altering substances being used, such as medications prescribed by a different practitioner, illicit drugs, or alcohol. Self-medication is also a characteristic of some disorders, including schizophrenia.
Sabine Waadt has written: 'Spielverhalten und Spielstruktur' -- subject(s): Compulsive behavior, Compulsive gambling, Electronic games, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Electronic games
Mauro Pini has written: 'Febbre d'azzardo' -- subject(s): Compulsive gambling, Case studies
Yes
while people who have problems with gambling, overeating or with substance abuse may appear to be compulsive, these activities also provide pleasure to some degree. The compulsions of OCD, on the other hand, are never pleasurable
Generally speaking, yes, phobias can lead to compulsive disorder. Still, it depends on the severeness of the phobias.