Raposo-Lima Catarina, Castro Liliana, Sousa Nuno, Morgado Pedro
Hospital de Magalhães Lemos E.P.E., Rua Professor Álvaro Rodrigues, 4149-003 Porto, Portugal; Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.; ICVS-3Bs PT Government Associate Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057 Guimarães, Portugal.
Hospital de Magalhães Lemos E.P.E., Rua Professor Álvaro Rodrigues, 4149-003 Porto, Portugal.
Addict Behav. 2015 Jun;45:30-3. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.01.018. Epub 2015 Jan 19.
Gambling disorder is a common, clinically relevant condition that impacts significantly one's life. Given that approved pharmacological interventions are lacking, it is crucial to readily identify these cases to provide available interventions in psychiatric care services. Here, we present two uncommon cases of unique scratch-card gambling disorder, a specific type of pathological gambling that could be increasing as availability of these games are growing.
赌博障碍是一种常见的、具有临床相关性的病症,会对人的生活产生重大影响。鉴于目前缺乏经批准的药物干预措施,及时识别这些病例对于在精神科护理服务中提供可用的干预措施至关重要。在此,我们展示两例罕见的独特刮刮乐赌博障碍病例,这是一种特定类型的病理性赌博,随着此类游戏的可得性增加,其发病率可能也在上升。