Papineau Elisabeth
Quebec National Institute of Public Health, National Institute of Scientific Research, 4835, Christophe-Colomb av., bureau 63, Montreal (Quebec), H2J 3G8, Canada.
J Gambl Stud. 2005 Summer;21(2):157-78. doi: 10.1007/s10899-005-3030-y.
Pathological gambling has been identified as a major issue in Montreal's Chinese community. A variety of sources attest to the fact that, though we live in an increasingly heterogeneous society, the services provided to minority communities for preventing and treating pathological gambling are inadequate. An anthropological approach that takes into account cultural characteristics of one's community could lead to better strategies for acknowledgement, definition, diagnosis and treatment of pathological gambling among culturally different communities. Research paths that could help to provide effective treatment and services to specific populations are suggested. An overview of the way the Chinese view gambling, pathological gambling and treatment is presented. The concepts of fate, destiny and luck in Chinese thought, as well as Montreal's Chinese community social norms related to gambling are then described. The incorporation of those cultural understandings in future studies and treatment attempts is suggested.
病理性赌博已被认定为蒙特利尔华人社区的一个主要问题。各种来源都证实，尽管我们生活在一个日益多元化的社会，但为少数族裔社区提供的预防和治疗病理性赌博的服务却并不充足。一种考虑到社区文化特征的人类学方法，可能会带来更好的策略，以认识、定义、诊断和治疗不同文化社区中的病理性赌博。文中提出了有助于为特定人群提供有效治疗和服务的研究途径。本文概述了中国人对赌博、病理性赌博及治疗的看法。接着描述了中国思想中的命运、天命和运气概念，以及蒙特利尔华人社区与赌博相关的社会规范。文中建议在未来的研究和治疗尝试中融入这些文化理解。
