Pathological Gambling

The Making of a Medical Problem

von Brian Castellani

230 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This first book on the history of gambling examines how it became a major social problem in the United States, and how it was made into a medical disorder.Although pathological gambling has been a field of study and treatment for over forty years, its story has remained unwritten. That is until now. Brian Castellani is the first to write a book on its history and its medicalization.Although pathological gambling has been a field of study and treatment for over forty years, its story has remained unwritten. That is until now. Brian Castellani is the first to write a book on its history and its medicalization.

• Reihe: SUNY Press
• ISBN: 9780791445211
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.03.2000
• Größe: 235 x 158 mm
• Verlag: State University of New York Press