A recent study in rats suggests that compulsive behaviors, such as handwashing and gambling, may be driven by inflammation in the brain rather than habit loops. Researchers found that ...

March 14, 2011 (Vienna, Austria) — Most pathological gamblers who respond to a 6-month trial of pharmacotherapy remain relapse free for the next 6 months without the use of medication, new research ...

Psychiatrist Robert Custer spent his life convincing doctors that compulsive gambling was not an impulse control problem. Today, his research is foundational for diagnosis and treatment.

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and ...

Compulsive gambling is characterized by an inability to resist the impulse to gamble despite heavy monetary losses and disruption of one's personal, family, and vocational pursuits. Approximately 85 ...

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LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Most Pennsylvania gamblers aren't betting on their self-restraint. Just 52 people have signed up so far for a new state program that allows compulsive gamblers to ban themselves ...