What is Compulsive Gambling?

Compulsive gambling is the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on your life. Compulsive gamblers may continually chase bets, lie or hide the behavior, and may resort to theft or fraud to support the addiction.

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What do patients take to treat Compulsive Gambling and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
0

These charts show data from Compulsive Gambling patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Compulsive Gambling at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
50% Females
50% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 0
20-29 yrs 0
30-39 yrs 1
40-49 yrs 0
50-59 yrs 0
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from Compulsive Gambling patients who have completed their condition history