Sentences with phrase «by pathological gamblers»

Pathological use of the Internet was assessed by the Internet Addiction Test, also known as the Young's Internet Addiction Scale, designed by Young.20 The Internet Addiction Test is a 20 - item self - reported scale, and the design was based on the concepts and behaviors exhibited by pathological gamblers as definite by the DSM - IV diagnostic criteria.

Some non-gambling sufferers seek relief from a different kind of pain through an organization called Gam - Anon, which works in parallel with Gamblers Anonymous and offers help to families victimized by pathological gamblers.

Not exact matches

A study by University of Iowa researchers confirms that pathological gambling runs in families and shows that first - degree relatives of pathological gamblers are eight times more likely to develop this problem in their lifetime than relatives of people without pathological gambling.