Problem Gambling – Does Gender Impact Impulse Control?
June 2, 2021
The definition of problem gambling is the urge to continuously engage in wagering on sports or games of chance, despite a desire to stop and avoid this activity’s negative consequences. Severe cases of such a compulsion get diagnosed as clinical pathological gamblers and require immediate treatment. It is a disorder that brings with it a hefty social, emotional, and financial price tag. It also exhibits many similarities to substance addiction problems.
What follows is a breakdown of how gender plays into the development of this compulsion and if males and females have equal access to treatment options. In the UK, problem gambling has entered the public discourse, as recent research suggests close to five million British people have experienced harm linked to gambling at land-based venues, UK-regulated sites, and betting sites not on GamStop.