pathological gambling
Pathological gambling is being unable to resist impulses to gamble, which can lead to severe personal or social consequences.
There are no specific causes. It usually begins in early adolescence in men, and between ages 20 and 40 in women. Involves repetitive behaviors finding it hard to control impulses to gamble.
Symptoms:
-Gambling to escape problems or feelings of sadness or anxiety
-Gambling larger amounts of money to try to make back past losses
-Lying about the amount of time or money spent gambling
-Needing to gamble larger amounts of money in order to feel excitement
-Needing to borrow money due to gambling losses
-Irritable mood
shares features with OCD