Teenagers spending excessive time on social media is cause of concern: Doctor
Various studies from across the world clearly indicate a deep link between high levels of social media use and depression or anxiety symptoms.
Addicted To Gambling: 5 Signs You May Have A Problem
Gambling disorder is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) as "persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior leading to clinically ...
Do compulsive gamblers ever stop?
Can a gambler ever stop? The fact is, gambling addicts cannot “just stop” any more than an alcoholic or drug addict can stop using their drug of choice . Gambling addiction causes changes in the ...
Can We Afford To Gamble With Mental Health? New Digital Threats To Well-Being
However, the majority of them end up losing their capital which would in turn increase their level of depression and eventually cause mental health disorders. How is Unregulated Online Gambling ...
Fifteen NHS gambling clinics ‘nowhere near enough’ to treat 1.4m addicts, says mother whose son killed himself
Liz Ritchie, who lost her son Jack in 2017, welcomed doctors' calls for them to be given more training to manage gambling as a health risk ...
Top Songs About Gambling
Gambling and pop culture are inextricably linked because music controls our feelings and can affect our gambling experience. Undeniably, casino games with lucrative features are popular but those that ...
S Club 7 star calls out ‘lack of empathy’ for gambling addicts
Jo O’Meara recalls her issues with fruit machines and says addiction ‘can happen to anybody at any time’ ...
Opinion: Is there a better way than betting for clubs like Sunderland AFC?
Sports business academic Neil Graney looks at the ethics of Sunderland’s new principal partnership with an online gambling firm.
Impulse Control Disorders
In the last decade, much needed attention and research has been focused on the group of psychiatric conditions termed 'impulse control disorders' or ICDs. Pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, ...
How to maintain responsible gambling in Illinois
As gambling becomes more popular in Illinois, experts say the potential for more people to become addicted to the games could grow as well, and the state must be ready to deal with it. A study ...
My generation is obsessed with the cult of wellness – but all that striving to be your best self can be dangerous
People have become transfixed with the idea that being well is the most impressive thing you can do – and as someone who is permanently unwell I will always be considered lesser writes Ione Gamble ...
Agnipath is yet another ill-conceived disruption: Cong
Ranjeet Ranjan, Congress’ Rajya Sabha MP, in a news conference in Chandigarh, said that all stakeholders have rejected Union government’s Agnipath scheme ...
