A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a $1.2-million lawsuit from a woman who alleged her doctor put her on medication ...

Pathological gambling caused by excessive optimism Date: April 29, 2013 Source: CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) Summary: Compulsive gamblers suffer from an optimism bias that modifies their ...

Pathological (sometimes called compulsive or problem) gambling is an addiction. At the time of the mass killing, I believe that the killer may have descended to the very depths of that addiction.

It wasn’t until 1980 that pathological gambling was designated as a mental health issue in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, she said: “It’s a relatively young ...

Compulsive Gambling Funds Off Pace of New Casinos Published May 5, 2013 • Updated on May 5, 2013 at 8:24 pm Tom Leksan lost nearly everything when gambling became an addiction with easy access ...

Gam-Anon does not attempt to solve a person’s compulsive gambling problem, Theresa said. “But we can promise that your life, the person that comes to Gam-Anon, your life will improve if you ...

New Jersey in hoping to pass a bill ensuring that high schools introduce problem gambling lessons to curb addiction later in ...

New Jersey's S3666 bill aims to add education about gambling risks to high school curricula, addressing rising issues among teens.

The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling is working to answer the overwhelming amount of calls now coming into their 24/7 hotline following the legalization of online sports betting in Florida.