Research Library
Thank you for visiting the NCRG’s Research Library. This section will allow you to search our database of more than 200 peer-reviewed articles resulting from NCRG-funded research on gambling disorders. Customize your search by author, topic or title. To help with your search, the articles are organized into eight topics, as listed below.
To obtain a copy of a study or journal article, please contact:
Christine Reilly
Senior Research Director
National Center for Responsible Gaming
Tel: 978-338-6610; Email: creilly@ncrg.org
Assessment, Treatment and Other Interventions
A double-blind, placebo controlled trial of topiramate for pathological gambling
Berlin, H., Koran, L., Potenza, M.N., McElroy, S., Fong, T., Malhotra, S., Braun, A., Simeon, D., Pallanti, S., Chaplin, W., & Hollander, E.
(In Press). The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry.
A multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the opioid antagonist nalmefene in the treatment of pathological gambling
Grant, J.E., Odlaug, B.L., Potenza, M.N., Hollander, E., & Kim, S.W.
(2010). British Journal of Psychiatry, 197 (4), 330-331.
A perspective on future directions in the prevention, treatment, and research of pathological gambling.
Potenza, M.N.
(2002). Psychiatric Annals, 32, 203-207.
Advances in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling.
Grant, J.E., Kim, S.W., & Potenza, M.N.
(2003). Journal of Gambling Studies, 19, 85-109.
Advancing treatment strategies for pathological gambling.
Potenza, M. N.
(2005). Journal of Gambling Studies, 21(1), 91-98.
Alcohol abuse and pathological gambling: Impact on treatment outcome.
Stinchfield, R.D., Kushner, M., & Winters, K.C.
(2005). Journal of Gambling Studies, 21(3), 273-97.
An open naltrexone treatment study in pathological gambling disorder.
Kim, S.W., & Grant, J.E.
(2001). International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16, 285-289.
Behavioral assessment of impulsivity in pathological gamblers with and without substance use disorder histories versus healthy controls
Ledgerwood, D., Alessi, S.M., Phoenix, M., & Petry, N.M.
(In Press). Drug and Alcohol Dependence,105(1-2),89-96.
Cognitive and behavioral treatment of pathological gambling: A controlled study
Sylvain, C., Ladouceur, R., & Boisvert, J.M
(1997). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 727-732.
Cognitive treatment of pathological gambling.
Ladouceur, R., Sylvain, C., Boutin, C., Lachance, S., Doucet, C., Leblond, J., et al.
(2001). Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 189, 774-780.
Development and psychometric evaluation of the Gambling Treatment Outcome Monitoring System (GAMTOMS).
Stinchfield, R., Winters, K.C., Botzet, A., Jerstad, S., & Breyer, J.
(in press). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
Development of the temptations for gambling questionnaire: A measure of temptation in recently quit gamblers.
Holub, A., Hodgins, D. C., & Peden, N.E.
(2005). Addiction Research and Theory, 13(2), 179-191.
Double-blind naltrexone and placebo comparison study in the treatment of pathological gambling.
Kim, S.W., Grant, J.E. & Adson, D.E.
(2001). Biological Psychiatry, 49, 914-921.
DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling: Reliability, validity, and classification accuracy.
Stinchfield, R., Govoni, R., & Frisch, G.R.
(2005). American Journal of Addiction, 14, 73-82.
Evaluating the Iowa Department of Public Health Gambling Treatment Program: Four years of evidence.
Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R., LaPlante, D., Kidman, R., & Korn, D. A.
(2002). Boston: Harvard Medical School, Division on Addictions.
Gambling: An addictive behavior with health and primary care implications.
Potenza, M.N., Fiellin, D. A., Heninger, G.R., Rounsaville, B.J., & Mazure, C.M.
(2002). Journal of General Internal Medicine, 17, 721-32.
Impulse control disorders: Updated review of clinical characteristics and pharmacological management
Schreiber, L.R.N., Odlaug, B.L., & Grant, J.E.
(2011). Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2(1). doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2011.00001.
Memantine shows promise in reducing gambling severity and cognitive inflexibility in pathological gambling: A pilot study
Grant, J.E., Chamberlain, S.R., Odlaug, B.L., Potenza, M.N., & Kim S.W.
(2010). Psychopharmacology, 212 (4): 603-612.
Motivational enhancement and self-help treatments for problem gambling.
Hodgins, D. C., Currie, S. R., & el-Guebaly, N.
(2001). Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 69, 50-57.
Paroxetine treatment of pathological gambling: A multi-centre randomized controlled trial.
Grant, J. E., Kim, S.W., Potenza, M.N., Blanco, C., Ibanez, A., Stevens, L., et al.
(2003). International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 18, 243-249.
Pathological gambling: A clinical guide to treatment.
Grant, J.E., & Potenza, M.N. (Eds).
(2004). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
Pathological gambling: Current status and new treatments.
Kim, S.W., Grant, J.E., & Grosz, R.L.
(2002). Minnesota Medicine, 85, 48-50, 52.
Processes of changing gambling behavior.
Hodgins, D.C.
(2001). Addictive Behaviors, 26, 121-128.
Quitting again: Motivations and strategies for terminating gambling relapses.
Thygesen, K., & Hodgins, D. C.
(2003). Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues, 9, 1-21.
Reducing resistance and denial by exercising ambivalence during the treatment of addiction.
Shaffer, H.J., & Simoneau, G.
(2001). Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 20(1), 99-105.
Reliability, validity, and classification accuracy of a measure of DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling.
Stinchfield, R.
(2003). American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 180-2.
Reliability, validity, and classification accuracy of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS).
Stinchfield, R.
(2002). Addictive Behaviors, 27, 1-19.
Retrospective and prospective reports of precipitants to relapse in pathological gambling.
Hodgins, D. C., & el-Guebaly, N.
(2004). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 72-80.
The assessment of gambling related disorders.
Shaffer, H. J., & Freed, C. R.
(2005). In D. Donovan & G. A. Marlatt (Eds.), Assessment of Addictive Behaviors. New York: Guilford.
The association between comorbidity and outcome in pathological gambling: A prospective follow-up of recent quitters.
Hodgins, D. C., Peden, N., & Cassidy, E.
(2005). Journal of Gambling Studies, 21(3), 255-71.
The cognitive approach to understanding and treating pathological gambling.
Ladouceur, R., & Walker, M.
(1998). In A.S. Bellack & M. Hersen (Eds.), Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, (pp. 588-601). New York: Pergamon.
The Iowa Department of Public Health Gambling Treatment Services: Follow-up Study Report (Technical Report #20304-200).
Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Kidman, R. C., & Nelson, S. E.
(2004). Boston: Harvard Medical School.
The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program: Treatment outcomes for a follow-up sample.
Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D., Kidman, R., & Donato, A.
(2005). Journal of Gambling Studies, 21, 59-71.
The psychopharmacology of pathological gambling.
Kim, S.W., & Grant, J.E.
(2001). Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 6, 184-194.
The treatment of gambling related disorders.
Shaffer, H. J., & LaPlante, D.
(2005). In G. A. Marlatt & D. M. Donovan (Eds.), Relapse prevention (second ed.). New York: Guilford.
Treating problem gamblers: Working towards empirically supported treatment.
Ladouceur, R., & Shaffer, H.J.
(2005). Journal of Gambling Studies, 21(1), 1-4.
Treatment considerations in patients with addictions
Albanese, M.J., & Shaffer, H.J.
(2003). Primary Psychiatry, 10(9), 55-60.
Treatment issues pertaining to pathological gamblers with a comorbid disorder.
Winters, K.C., & Kushner, M.
(2003). Journal of Gambling Studies, 19(3):261-77.
Trends in gambling studies research: Quantifying, categorizing, and describing citations.
Shaffer, H.J., Stanton, M.V., & Nelson, S.E.
(2006). Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(4):427-42.
Trusting problem gamblers: Reliability and validity of self-reported gambling behaviour.
Hodgins, D. C., & Makarchuk, K.
(2003). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 17, 244-248.
Understanding and treating pathological gamblers.
Ladouceur, R., Sylvain, C., Boutin, C., & Doucet, C.
(2002). London: Wiley.
Using the NORC DSM screen for gambling problems (NODS) as an outcome measure for pathological gambling: Reliability and validity.
Hodgins, D. C.
(2004). Addictive Behaviors, 29(8), 1685-1690.
Why problem gamblers quit gambling: A comparison of methods and samples.
Hodgins, D.C., Makarchuk, K., el-Guebaly, N., & Peden, N.
(2002). Addiction Research and Therapy, 10, 203-218.
Gambling Studies
Considering the ethics of public claims: An appeal for scientific maturity.
Shaffer, H. J., Dickerson, M., Derevensky, J., Winters, K., George, E., Karlins, M., & Bethune, W.
(2001). Journal of Gambling Studies, 17, 1-4.
Gambling research and science: Toward a mature relationship.
Shaffer, H. J.
(1997). Journal of Gambling Studies, 13, 275-278.
Toward a paradigm shift in Internet gambling research: From opinion and self-report to actual behavior
Shaffer, H.J., Peller, A.J., LaPlante, D.A., & Nelson, S.E., & LaBrie, R.A.
(2010). Addiction Research and Theory, 18(3), 27-283.
Trends in bio-behavioral gambling studies research: Quantifying citations.
Eber, G., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2000). Journal of Gambling Studies, 16, 461-467.
Trends in gambling studies research: Quantifying, categorizing, and describing citations.
Shaffer, H.J., Stanton, M.V., & Nelson, S.E.
(2006). Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(4):427-42.
When gambling becomes a losing battle
Eber, G.
(1999). American Journal of Nursing, 99, 22.
Genetics
A common C-1018G polymorphism in the human 5-HT1A receptor gene.
Wu, S., & Comings, D.E.
(1999). Psychiatric Genetics, 9, 105-106.
A family study of pathological gambling.
Black, D.W., Monahan, P.O., M'Hamed, T., & Shaw, M.
(2006). Psychiatry Research, 141(3), 295-303.
An animal model of genetic vulnerability to behavioral disinhibition and responsiveness to reward-related cues: Implications for addiction
Flagel, S. B., Robinson, T. E., Clark, J. J., Clinton, S. M., Watson, S. J., Seeman, P., et al.
(2009). Neuropsychopharmacology, 35, 388-400.
Association of Enkephalinase gene with low amplitude P300 waves.
Comings, D.E., Dietz, G., Johnson, J. P., & MacMurray, J. P.
(1999). Neuroreport, 10, 2283-2285.
Association of the androgen receptor gene (AR) with ADHD, and conduct disorder.
Comings, D.E., Chen, C., Wu, S. & Muhleman, D.
(1999). Neuroreport, 10, 1589-1592.
Biological basis for pathological gambling.
Shah, K.R., Potenza, M.N., & Eisen, S.A.
(2004). In J.E. Grant & M.N. Potenza, (Eds.) Pathological gambling: A clinical guide to treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
Gambling, disordered gambling and their association with major depression and substance use: A web-based cohort and twin-sibling study
Blanco, C., Myers, J., & Kendler, K.S.
(In Press). Psychological Medicine.
Genetic studies of pathological gambling: A review of methodology and analyses of data from the Vietnam Era Twin (VET) Registry.
Shah, K.R., Eisen, S.A., Xian, H., & Potenza, M.N.
(2005). Journal of Gambling Studies, 21(2), 179-203.
Molecular heterosis as the explanation for the controversy about the effect of the DRD2 gene on dopamine D2 receptor density.
Comings, D.E.
(1999). Molecular Psychiatry, 4, 213-215.
Pathological gambling and impulse control disorders.
Potenza, M.N., & Hollander, E.
(2002). In C. Nemeroff, J. Coyle, D. Charney, & K. Davis (Eds.), Neuropsychopharmacology: The 5th Generation of Progress. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkens.
Quality of life and family history in pathological gambling.
Black, D.W., Moyer, T., & Schlosser, S.
(2003). Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 191, 124-126.
Reward deficiency syndrome: A biogenetic model for the diagnosis and treatment of impulsive, addictive, and compulsive behaviors.
Blum, K., Braverman, E. R., Holder, M. M., Lubar, J. F., Monastra, V. J., Miller, D., et al.
(2000). Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32, 1-112.
Reward deficiency syndrome: Genetic aspects of behavioral disorders. In Uylings, et al. (Eds.),
Comings, D.E. & Blum, K.
(2000). Cognition, Emotion and Autonomic Responses. Amsterdam: Elsiver.
Shared genetic contributions to anxiety disorders and pathological gambling in a male population
Giddens, J.L., Xian, H., Scherrer, J.F., Eisen, S.A., & Potenza, M.N.
(2011). Journal of Affective Disorders, 132, 406-412.
SNPs and polygenic disorders: A less gloomy view.
Comings, D.E.
(1999). Molecular Psychiatry, 4, 314-316.
Studies of the 48 bp repeat polymorphism of the DRD4 gene in impulsive, compulsive, addictive behaviors: Tourette syndrome, ADHD, pathological gambling, and substance abuse.
Comings, D. E., Gonzalez, N., Wu, S., Gade, R., Muhleman, D., Saucier, G., et al.
(1999). American Journal of Medical Genetics Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 88, 358-368.
The additive effect of neurotransmitter genes in pathological gambling.
Comings, D.E., Gade-Andavolu, R., Gonzalez, N. Wu, S., Nuhleman, D., Chen, C., et al.
(2002). Clinical Genetics, 60, 107-116.
The effect of pathological gambling on families, marriages, and children.
Shaw, M. C., Forbush, K. T., Schlinder, J., Rosenman, E., & D.W., B.
(2007). CNS Spectrums, 12(8), 615-622.
The molecular genetics of ADHD and conduct disorder: Relevance to the treatment of recidivistic antisocial behavior.
Comings, D.E.
(2000). In D. Fishbein (Ed.), Prevention of Antisocial Behavior. New York: Civic Research.
The molecular genetics of pathological gambling.
Comings, D.E.
(1998). CNS Spectrums, 3, 20-37.
The neurobiology of pathological gambling.
Potenza, M.N.
(2001). Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 6, 217-226.
Neuroscience
A general circuitry processing reward/aversion information and its implications for neuropsychiatric illness.
Breiter, H., & Gasic, G. P.
(2004). In M. Gazzaniga (Ed.), The Cognitive Neurosciences, III (3rd ed., pp. 1043-1065). Cambridge: MIT Press.
A neurocognitive comparison of cognitive flexibility and response inhibition in gamblers with varying degrees of clinical severity
Odlaug, B.L., Chamberlain, S.R., Grant, J.E., & Kim, S.W.
(2011). Psychological Medicine, 11, 22(1-9): [Epub ahead of print].
Amphetamine primes motivation to gamble and gambling-related semantic networks in problem gamblers.
Zack, M., & Poulos, C.X.
(2004). Neuropsychopharmacology, 29, 195-207.
An fMRI Stroop study of ventromedial prefrontal cortical function in pathological gamblers.
Potenza, M.N., Leung, H.C., Blumberg, H.P., Peterson, B.S., Fulbright, R.K., Lacadie,
(2003). American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 1990-1994.
An fMRI study of gambling urges in pathological gamblers.
Potenza, M.N., Steinberg, M.A., Skudlarski, P., Fulbright, R.K., Lacadie, C.M., Wilber, M.K., et al.
(2003). Archives of General Psychiatry, 60(8), 828-836.
Beautiful faces have variable reward value: fMRI and behavioral evidence.
Aharon, I., Etcoff, N., Ariely, D., Chabris, C. F., O'Connor, E., & Breiter, H. C.
(2001). Neuron, 32, 537-551.
Behavioral and neural predictors of upcoming decisions.
Cohen, M.X., & Ranganath, C.
(2005). Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 5(2), 117-26.
Contributions of the orbitofrontal cortex to impulsive choice: interactions with basal levels of impulsivity, dopamine signalling, and reward-related cues
Zeeb, F. D., Floresco, S. B., & Winstanley, C. A.
(2010). Psychopharmacology (Berl), 211(1), 87-98.
Decreased absolute amygdala volume in cocaine addicts.
Makris, N., Gasic, G.P., Seidman, L.J., Goldstein, J.M., Gastfriend, D.R., Elman, I., et al.
(2004). Neuron, 4(4), 729-40.
Dopamine release in ventral striatum during Iowa Gambling Task performance is associated with increased excitement levels in pathological gambling
Linnet, J., Moller, A., Peterson, E., Gjedde, A., & Doudet, D.
(2011) Addiction, 106(2):383-90.
Dopamine release in ventral striatum of pathological gamblers losing money
Linnet, J., Peterson, E., Doudet, D. J., Gjedde, A., & Moller, A.
(2010). Acta Psychiatric Scanda, 122(4), 326-333.
Doubts about double dissociations between short- and long-term memory.
Ranganath, C., & Blumenfeld, R.S.
(2005). Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9(8), 374-80.
Functional imaging of neural responses to expectancy and experience of monetary gains and losses.
Breiter, H. C., Aharon, I., Kahneman, D., Dale, A., & Shizgal, P.
(2001). Neuron, 30, 619-639.
Impulse control disorders.
Chambers R. A., & Potenza, M.N.,
(2003). In M.J. Aminoff & R.B. Daroff (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (Vol. 2). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Individual differences in extraversion and dopamine genetics predict neural reward responses.
Cohen, M.X., Young, J., Baek, J.M., Kessler, C., & Ranganath C.
(2005). Cognitive Brain Research, 25(3), 851-61.
Individual differences in the attribution of incentive salience to reward-related cues: Implications for addiction
Flagel, S.B., Akil, H., & Robinson, T.E.
(2009). Neuropharmacology, 56,139-48.
Medial orbitofrontal cortex gray matter is reduced in abstinent substance-dependent individuals
Tanabe, J., Tregellas, J.R., Dalwani, M., Thompson, L., Owens, E., Crowley, T., & Banich, M.
(2009). Biological Psychiatry, 65(2),160-164.
Neuroimaging studies of pathological gambling and substance dependence.
Potenza, M.N., & Wilber, M.K.
(2001). Psychiatric Times, 18(10): 58-64.
Pathological gambling and impulse control disorders.
Potenza, M.N.
(2003). In J. Soares & S. Gershon (Eds.), Medical Handbook of Psychiatry, pp. 683-700.
Prefrontal cortex activity is reduced in gambling and nongambling substance users during decision-making.
Tanabe, J., Thompson, L. Claus, E., Dalwani, M., Hutchison, K., & Banich, M.T.
(2007). Human Brain Mapping.
Reduced genual corpus collosal white matter integrity in pathological gambling and its relationship to alcohol abuse or dependence
Yip, S.W., Lacadie, C., Xu, J., Worhunsky, P.D., Fulbright, R.K., Constable, R.T., & Potenza, M.N.
(In Press). The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry.
Self-reported gambling urge intensity correlates with temporal pole activation in men with pathological gambling
Balodis, I.M., Lacadie, C.M., & Potenza, M.N.
(In Press). Journal of Gambling Studies.
Serotonergic and dopaminergic modulation of gambling behavior as assessed using a novel rat gambling task.
Zeeb, F.D., Robbins, T.W., & Winstanley, C.A.
(2009). Neuropsychopharmacology, 34(10), 2329-2343.
Serotonin 1B receptor imaging in pathological gambling
Potenza, M.N., Walderhaug, E., Henry, S., Gallezot, J-D, Planeta-Wilson, B., Ropchan, J., & Neumeister, A.
(In Press). The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry.
Severity of gambling is associated with severity of depressive symptoms in pathological gamblers
Rømer Thomsen K., Callesen M.B., Linnet J., Kringelbach M.L., Møller A.
(2009). Behavioral Pharmacology, 20, 527-536.
The importance of animal models of decision making, gambling, and related behaviors: Implications for translational research in addiction
Potenza, M.N.
(2009). Neuropsychopharmacology, 34, 2623–2624.
The neurobiology of pathological gambling: Translating research findings into clinical advances.
Potenza, M.N., & Winters, K.C.
(2003). Journal of Gambling Studies, 19, 7-10.
Working memory for visual objects: Complementary roles of inferior temporal, medial temporal, and prefrontal cortex.
Ranganath C.
(2006). Neuroscience, 139(1), 277-89.
Working memory maintenance contributes to long-term memory formation: neural and behavioral evidence.
Ranganath, C., Cohen, M.X., & Brozinsky, C.J.
(2005). Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 17(7), 994-1010.
Origins and Natural History
A comparison of craving between pathological gamblers and alcoholics
Tavares, H., Zilberman, M., Hodgins, D.C., & el-Guebaly, N.
(2006). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29(8),1427-1431.
A critical view of pathological gambling and addiction: Comorbidity makes for syndromes and other strange bedfellows.
Shaffer, H. J.
(2003). In G. Reith (Ed.), Gambling: Who Wins? Who Loses? New York: Prometheus Books.
Addiction as syndrome.
Odegaard, S. S., Peller, A., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2005). Paradigm, 9, 12-13, 22.
Addiction's defining characteristics.
Shaffer, H. J., & Albanese, M.
(2004). In R. H. Coombs (Ed.), Addiction Counseling Review: Preparing for Comprehensive, Certification and Licensing Exams: Lahaska Press.
Addictive personality.
Shaffer, H. J.
(2000). In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th ed., Vol. 1). Washington, D.C. & New York: American Psychological Association & Oxford University Press.
Awareness of independence of events and erroneous perceptions while gambling.
Benhsain, K., Taillefer, A., & Ladouceur, R.
(2004). Addictive Behaviors: An International Journal, 29(2), 399-404.
Cigarette smoking status in pathological gamblers: Association with impulsivity and cognitive flexibility
Mooney, M., Odlaug, B.L., Kim, S.W., & Grant, J.E.
(2011). Drug Alcohol Dependence [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21296507.
Computer addiction: A critical consideration.
Shaffer, H.J., Hall, M.N., & Vander Bilt, J.
(2000). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 70, 162-168.
Considering the unimaginable: Challenges to accepting self-change or natural recovery from addiction (Foreword).
Shaffer, H. J.
(Foreward). In H. Klingemann & L. Carter-Sobell (Eds.), Promoting Self-Change from Addictive Behaviors: Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment (second edition). New York: Springer.
Differential associations between problem and pathological gambling and psychiatric disorders in individuals with and without alcohol abuse or dependence
Brewer, J. A., Potenza, M. N., & Desai, R. A.
(2010). CNS Spectrums, 15(1), 33-44.
Found in translation: Understanding impulsivity and related constructs through integrative preclinical and clinical research
Potenza, M.N., & Taylor, R.J.
(2009). Biological Psychiatry, 66(714-716).
Gambling problem symptom patterns and stability across individual and timeframe
Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2009). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23,523-533.
Introduction to behavioral addictions
Grant, J. E., Potenza, M. N., Weinstein, A., & Gorelick, D. A.
(2010). American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36(5), 233-241.
On the nature and meaning of addiction.
Shaffer, H.J.
(1999). National Forum: The Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 79, 9-14.
Pathological gambling and substance use disorders
Wareham, J.D., & Potenza, M.N.
(In Press). The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
Pathological gambling.
Potenza, M.N., Kosten, T.R., & Rounsaville, B.J.
(2001). Journal of the American Medical Association, 286, 141-144.
Pathological gambling: A current perspective.
Potenza, M.N., & Charney, D.S.
(2001). Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 6, 153-154.
Pathological gambling: A present problem from the past.
Potenza, M.N.
(2001). Psychiatric Times (online exclusive). Retrieved November 1, 2001 from www.psychiatrictimes.com/srpg.html
Personality disorders and dimensions in pathological gambling
Odlaug, B.L., Schreiber, L.R.N., & Grant, J.E.
(In Press). Journal of Personality Disorders.
Selective decision-making deficits in at-risk gamblers
Grant, J.E., Chamberlain, S.R., Schrieber, L.R.N., Odlaug, B.L., & Kim, S.W.
(2011). Psychiatry Research, doi: 10/1016/j.psychres.2011.05.034.
Shifting perspectives on gambling and addiction.
Shaffer, H. J., & Kidman, R.
(2003). Journal of Gambling Studies, 19, 1-6.
Stability and progression of disordered gambling: Lessons from longitudinal studies.
LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2008). Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 53(1), 52-60.
Strange bedfellows: A critical view of pathological gambling and addiction.
Shaffer, H.J.
(1999). Addiction, 94, 1445-1448.
Subsyndromal pathological gambling and its clinical correlates in patients with binge eating disorder
Yip, S.W., White, M.A., Grilo, C.M., & Potenza M.N.
(In Press). Journal of Gambling Studies.
Subtyping pathological gamblers based on impulsivity, depression, and anxiety
Ledgerwood D.M., & Petry N.M.
(2010). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 24(4), 680-688.
The relationship between pathological gambling and sensation seeking: The role of subscale scores
Fortune, E.E., & Goodie, A.S.
(2010). Journal of Gambling Studies, 26, 331-346.
Toward a syndrome model of addiction: Multiple expressions, common etiology.
Shaffer, H., LaPlante, D., LaBrie, R., Kidman, R., Donato, A., & Stanton, M.
(2004) Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 12, 367-374.
Towards DSM-V: "Shadow Syndrome" symptom patterns among pathological gamblers
Boudreau, A., LaBrie, R. A., and Shaffer, H.J.
(In Press). Addiction Research and Theory, 17(4), 406-419.
What does a random line look like: An experimental study
Turner, N.E., Liu, E., & Toneatto, T.
(In Press). International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
Population Studies (other than youth and college)
A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder
Desai, R.A., & Potenza, M.N.
(2009). Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 70(9), 1250-1257.
A study of South Korean casino employees and gambling problems.
Lee, T. K., Labrie, R. A., Rhee, H. S., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2008). Occupational Medicine, 58(3), 191-197.
Addiction and gambling disorders: On matters of measurement and validity.
Shaffer, H. J.
(1999). The Behavioral Measurement Letter, 6, 2-6.
Age of onset in pathological gambling: Clinical, therapeutic and personality correlates
Jimenez-Murcia, S., Alvarez-Moya, E., Stinchfield, R., Fernandez-Aranda, F., Granero, R., Aymami, M.N., Gomez-Pena, M., Jaurrieta, N., Bove, F., & Menchon, J.M.
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Demographic and clinical features of 131 adult pathological gamblers.
Grant, J.E., & Kim, S.W.
(2001). Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 62, 957-962.
Disordered gambling in Missouri: Regional differences in the need for treatment.
Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., & Nelson, S. B.
(2004). Phase I Report prepared for: The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation in partial fulfillment of the research grant “Evaluation Services with Regard to the Regional Impact of Compulsive Gambling” supported by the Port Authority Problem Gambling Fund.
Do pathological gamblers recruited from treatment differ from those recruited from the community?
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DSM-IV pathological gambling in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.
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Epidemiology.
Cunningham-Williams, R.M., Cottler, L.B., & Womack, S.B.
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Estimating the prevalence of disordered gambling behavior in the United States and Canada: a meta-analysis.
Shaffer, H. J., Hall, M.N., & Vander Bilt, J.
(1997). Boston: Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College.
Estimating the prevalence of disordered gambling behavior in the United States and Canada: A research synthesis.
Shaffer, H.J., Hall, M.N., & Vander Bilt, J.
(1999). American Journal of Public Health, 89, 1369-1376.
Gambling disorders among homeless persons with substance use disorders seeking treatment at a community center.
Shaffer, H.J., Freed, C.R., & Healea, D.
(2002). Psychiatric Services, 53, 1112-7.
Gambling participation and social support among older adults: A longitudinal community study.
Vander Bilt, J., Dodge, H., Pandav, R., Shaffer, H. J., & Ganguli, M.
(2004). Journal of Gambling Studies, 20(4), 373-389.
Gambling, drinking, smoking and other health risk activities among casino employees.
Shaffer, H.J., Hall, M.N., & Vander Bilt, J.
(1999). American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 36, 365-378.
How do gamblers end gambling: Longitudinal analysis of Internet gambling behaviors prior to account closure due to gambling related problems
Xuan, Z., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2009). Journal of Gambling Studies, 25(2), 239-252.
Men and women playing games: Gender and the gambling preferences of Iowa Gambling Treatment Program participants.
LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2006). Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(1), 65-80.
Missouri Casino Self-Excluders: Distributions across time and space.
LaBrie, R.A., Nelson, S.E., LaPlante, D.A., Peller, A.J., Caro, G., & Shaffer, H.J.
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Optimizing DSM-IV-TR classification accuracy: a brief bio-social screen for detecting current gambling disorders among gamblers in the general household population
Gebauer, L., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J
(2010). Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 55(2), 82-90.
Past-year recreational gambling in a nationally representative sample: correlates of casino, non-casino, and both casino/non-casino gambling
Franco, C.A., Maciejewski, P.K., & Potenza, M.N.
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Prevalence of pathological gambling among St. Louis area household residents.
Cunningham-Williams, R.M., Grucza, R., Cottler, L.B., Womack, S.B., Books, S.J., Przybeck, T., et al.
(2005). Journal of Psychiatric Research, 39, 377-90.
Smoking behavior among casino employees: Self-report validation using plasma cotinine.
Shaffer, H.J., Eber, G.B., Hall, M., & Vander Bilt, J.
(2000). Addictive Behaviors, 25, 693-704.
The epidemiology of pathological gambling.
Cunningham-Williams, R.M., & Cottler, L. B.
(2001). Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 6, 155-166.
The epidemiology of psychiatric disorders among repeat DUI offenders accepting a treatment-sentencing option.
Shaffer, H.J., Nelson, S.E., LaPlante, D.A., LaBrie, R.A., Albanese, M., & Caro, G.
(2007). Journal of Consulting Clinical Psychology, 75(5), 795-804.
The Missouri Voluntary Exclusion Program: Participant Experience Across 10 Years
Kleschinsky, J. H., Kaplan, S. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2008). Boston, MA: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
The natural history of gambling and drinking problems among casino employees.
Shaffer, H.J., & Hall, M.N.
(2002). Journal of Social Psychology, 142, 405-424.
The proxy effect: Gender and gambling problem trajectories of Iowa Gambling Treatment Program participants.
Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2006). Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(2), 221-240.
The road less travelled: Moving from distribution to determinants in the study of gambling epidemiology.
Shaffer, H.J., LaBrie, R., LaPlante D., Nelson, S.E., & Stanton, M.
(2004). Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 48(8), 159-171.
The Structure of pathological gambling among Korean gamblers: A cluster and factor analysis of clinical and demographic characteristics.
Lee T. K., LaBrie, R. A., Grant, J. E., Kim, S. W., & Shaffer, H. J.
(in press). International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Updating and refining meta-analytic prevalence estimates of disordered gambling behavior in the United States and Canada.
Shaffer, H. J., & Hall, M. N.
(2001). Canadian Journal of Public Health, 92, 168-172.
Public Health, Public Policy and Responsible Gaming
A public health perspective on gambling: The four principles.
Shaffer, H. J.
(2003). AGA Responsible Gaming Lecture Series, 2(1), 1-27.
A science-based framework for responsible gambling: The Reno model.
Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2004). Journal of Gambling Studies, 20(3), 301-317.
From disabling to enabling the public interest: Natural transitions from gambling exposure to adaptation and self-regulation.
Shaffer, H.J.
(2005). Addiction, 100(9), 1227-35.
Gambling and related mental disorders: A public health analysis,
Shaffer, H. J., & Korn, D. A.
(2002). Annual Review of Public Health, 23, 171-212.
Gambling and the health of the public: Adopting a public health perspective.
Korn, D. A., & Shaffer, H.J.
(1999). Journal of Gambling Studies, 15, 289-365.
Gambling and the public health.
Shaffer, H. J., & Kidman, R.
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Informed choice and gambling: principles for consumer protection.
Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R., Nower, L., & Shaffer, H. J.
(in press). Journal of Gambling Business and Economics
Laying the foundation for quantifying regional exposure to social phenomena: Considering the case of legalized gambling as a public health toxin.
Shaffer, H.J., LaBrie, R., & LaPlante D.
(2004). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18, 40-48.
One decade of self exclusion: Missouri casino self-excluders four to ten years after enrollment
Nelson, S.E., Kleschinsky, J.H., LaBrie, R.A., Kaplan, S., & Shaffer, H.J.
(2010). Journal of Gambling Studies, 26(1), 129-144.
Parameters for safer gambling behavior: Examining the empirical research.
Peller, A.J., LaPlante, D.A., & Shaffer, H.J.
(2008). Journal of Gambling Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10899-008-9097-5
The socio-economic impact of gambling: The Whistler Symposium.
Wynne, H. J., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2003). Journal of Gambling Studies, 19, 111-121.
Thirty years of lottery public health research: Methodological strategies and trends
LaPlante, D. A., Gray, H. M., Bosworth, L., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2010). Journal of Gambling Studies, 26(2), 301-329.
Understanding the influence of gambling opportunities: Expanding exposure models to include adaptation.
LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2007). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(4), 616-623.
Youth and College Gambling
A comparison of gambling by Minnesota public school students in 1992, 1995, and 1998.
Stinchfield, R.
(2001). Journal of Gambling Studies, 17, 273-296.
A prospective study of youth gambling behaviors.
Winters, K.C., Stinchfield, R.D., Botzet, A., & Anderson, N.
(2002). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16, 3-9.
Awareness of gambling-related problems, policies and educational programs among high school and college administrators.
Shaffer, H. J., Forman, D. P., Scanlan, K., & Smith, F.
(2000). Journal of Gambling Studies, 16, 93-101.
Comparing the utility of a modified Diagnostic Interview for Gambling Severity (DIGS) with the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) as a research screen in college students
Fortune, E.E., & Goodie, A.S.
(2010). Journal of Gambling Studies, 26, 639-644.
Correlates of college student gambling in the United States.
LaBrie, R. A., Shaffer, H. J., LaPlante, D., & Wechsler, H.
(2003). Journal of American College Health, 52, 53-62.
Decision making and binge drinking: A longitudinal study
Goudriaan, A. E., Grekin, E. R., & Sher, K. J.
(2007). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 31(6), 928-938.
Decision making and binge drinking: A longitudinal study.
Goudriaan, A. E., Grekin, E. R., & Sher, K. J.
(2007) Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 31(6), 928-938.
Demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors associated with youth gambling and problem gambling.
Stinchfield, R.
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Developmental neurocircuitry of motivation in adolescence: A critical period of addiction vulnerability.
Chambers, R. A., Taylor, J.R., & Potenza, M.N.
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Epidemiology of adolescent and young adult gambling.
Stinchfield, R., & Winters, K. C.
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Foreword.
Shaffer, H. J.
(2004). In J. L. Derevensky & R. Gupta (Eds.), Gambling problems in youth: Theoretical and applied perspectives (pp. v-x). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Gambling among Minnesota public school students from 1992 to 2007: Declines in youth gambling
Stinchfield, R.
(2011). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 25(1), 108-117.
Gambling and correlates of gambling among Minnesota public school students.
Stinchfield, R.
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Gambling and problem gambling among youth.
Stinchfield, R., & Winters, K.C.
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Gambling involvement and drug use among adolescents.
Winters, K.C., & Anderson, N.
(2000). Journal of Gambling Studies, 16, 175-198.
Gambling with adolescent health.
LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J.
(2007) Journal of Adolescent Health, 40(5), 387-389.
Gender differences in mental health characteristics and gambling among African-American adolescent gamblers.
Martins, S.S., Storr, C.L., Ialongo, N.S., & Chilcoat, H.D.
(2008). American Journal of Addictions, 7(2), 126-34.
Health/functioning characteristics, gambling behaviors and motivations in adolescents stratified by gambling severity: Findings from a High School Risk Survey
Yip, S.W., Desai, R.A., Steinberg, M.A., Rugle, L., Cavallo, D., Krishnan-Sarin, S., & Potenza, M.N.
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Individual, family, and peer correlates of adolescent gambling.
Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., & Rohling, M. L.
(2004). Journal of Gambling Studies, 20, 23-46.
Life skills, mathematical reasoning and critical thinking: A curriculum for the prevention of problem gambling.
Turner, N. E., Macdonald, J., & Somerset, M.
(2008). Journal of Gambling Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10899-007-9085-1
Longitudinal patterns of gambling activities and associated risk factors in college students
Goudriaan, A.E., Slutske, W.S., Krull, J.L., & Sher, K.J.
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Mental Health and Gambling in Urban Female Adolescents.
Martins, S.S., Storr, C.L., Ialongo, N.S., & Chilcoat, H.D.
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Neurodevelopment, impulsivity and adolescent gambling.
Chambers, R. A., & Potenza, M.N.,
(2003). Journal of Gambling Studies, 19, 53-84.
Pathways of youth gambling problem severity.
Winters, K.C., Stinchfield, R.D., Botzet, A., & Slutske, W.
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Pharmacological treatment of adolescent pathological gambling
Grant, J.E., & Potenza, M.N.
(2010). International Journal of Adolescent Medical Health, 22(1), 129-138.
Prevalence of gambling among Minnesota Public School Students in 1992 and 1995.
Stinchfield, R., Cassuto, N., Winters, K., & Latimer, W.
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Prevalence rates of youth gambling: Are the current rates inflated?
Derevensky, J., Gupta, R., & Winters, K.C.
(2003). Journal of Gambling Studies, 19, 405-425.
Problematic internet use and health in adolescents: data from a high school survey in Connecticut
Liu, T.C., Desai, R.A., Krishnan-Sarin, S., Cavallo, D.A., & Potenza, M.N.
(2011). Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 72(6):836-45.
Sports betting and other gambling in athletes, fans and other college students.
Nelson, T.F., LaBrie, R.A., LaPlante, D.A., Stanton, M., Shaffer, H.J., & Wechsler, H.
(2007). Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78(4), 271-283.
The associations among gambling, depression, and suicidal behavior in adolescents.
Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J.
(2004). In J. Derevensky and R. Gupta (Eds.), Gambling Problems in Youth: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
The epidemiology of college alcohol and gambling policies.
Shaffer, H.J., Donato, A.N., LaBrie, R.A., Kidman, R.C., & LaPlante, D.A.
(2005). Harm Reduction Journal, 2(1), 1.
The Life Attitudes Schedule–Short form: Psychometric properties and correlates of adolescent suicide proneness.
Rohde, P., Seeley, J. R., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., & Rohling, M. L.
(2003). Suicide and Life-threatening Behavior, 33, 249-260.
The SOGS-RA versus the MAGS-7: Prevalence estimates and classification congruence.
Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Rohling, M. L., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. R.
(2004). Journal of Gambling Studies, 20, 259-281.
Youth gambling prevalence studies.
Stinchfield, R.
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Youth gambling: How big a problem?
Stinchfield, R.
(2002). Psychiatric Annals, 32, 197-202.
Youth, gambling & society: futures at stake.
Shaffer, H. J., Hall, M. N., Vander Bilt, J., & George, E. (Eds.).
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