"Gambling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money.
| Descriptor ID |
D005715
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.722.408 F03.250.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Gambling, Pathological- Gambling, Pathological
- Gamblings, Pathological
- Pathological Gamblings
- Gambling, Pathologic
- Pathological Gambling
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Gambling" by people in this website by year, and whether "Gambling" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gambling" by people in Profiles.
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Trait Impulsivity Predicts Treatment Response in Gambling Disorder. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 48(2):27-28.
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High stakes: Associations between substance use and gambling behaviors by race in the United States. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Mar 01; 268:112581.
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Pharmacological management of gambling disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Compr Psychiatry. 2025 Feb; 137:152566.
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Placebo and nocebo effects in gambling disorder pharmacological trials: a meta-analysis. Acta Neuropsychiatr. 2024 Nov 20; 37:e40.
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Defining treatment response in gambling disorder. J Psychiatr Res. 2024 Dec; 180:382-386.
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A familial subtype of gambling disorder. J Behav Addict. 2024 Oct 04; 13(3):761-767.
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Sleep Problems and Gambling Disorder: Cross-Sectional Relationships in a Young Cohort. J Gambl Stud. 2024 Dec; 40(4):2141-2151.
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Suicide Attempts in Gambling Disorder. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2024 Jul 04; 26(4).
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Lifetime alcohol use disorder and gambling disorder: clinical profile and treatment response. CNS Spectr. 2024 Aug; 29(4):273-278.
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Linking Striatal Dopaminergic Asymmetry with Personality Traits: Insights from Gambling Disorder. J Gambl Stud. 2024 Dec; 40(4):2189-2200.