Problem gambling

Problem gambling runs in families, reports a study by the University of Iowa, Ames. Moreover, there is an excess of alcoholism, drug disorders, and antisocial personality disorder in families with pathological gamblers. "Something is being passed along in these families that increases the persons' likelihood of engaging in impulsive and ultimately self-destructive behavior.

In some persons, it manifests as substance abuse, in others as antisocial behavior, and in others gambling, and often the three are combined," explains Donald W. Black, professor of psychiatry.

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