Trauma history and severity of gambling involvement among horse-race gamblers in a South African gambling setting
SOURCE: Psychological Reports
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer, M.G.Mabilu, S.F.Mathoho, A.P.Nekhwevha, T.Sikhwivhilu, T.S.Sinthumule
KEYWORDS: GAMBLERS BEHAVIOUR, GAMBLING, TRAUMA
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4215
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6427
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6427
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer, M.G.Mabilu, S.F.Mathoho, A.P.Nekhwevha, T.Sikhwivhilu, T.S.Sinthumule
KEYWORDS: GAMBLERS BEHAVIOUR, GAMBLING, TRAUMA
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4215
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6427
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6427
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the frequency of gambling involvement and the prevalence of problem gambling among horse race gamblers and to discover whether problem gambling in this sample is associated with a history of trauma.-
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