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Will easier access to gambling mean more gambling addiction? with Shane Kraus, PhD, and Lia Nower, JD, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Introduction

Gambling disorder is the only behavioral addiction recognized in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Do new opportunities for gambling mean that more people are at risk of developing it? Are there demographic, personality or other factors that make people more likely to develop a gambling addiction? What treatments are available and what are the barriers people face in accessing treatment? What role does stigma play? And what will it mean that exposure to gambling is increasing not just for adults but also for kids via sports betting ads and gambling and video games?

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