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The challenge of conducting gambling research
1, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 2-126b Medical Education Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Summary:
Responding to the survey of 5580 college students in South India in the study of George et al, the author discusses the universality of addictive gambling and its stereotyped nature. This study, together with work in North America and elsewhere, argues for more research that targets prevalence, risk factors, course, and treatment. The author points out the challenge of conducting research when funding is hard to obtain.
Declaration Of Interests:
None.
Copyright And Usage:
© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license.
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