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Penney, Alexander; Mazmanian, Dwight; Jamieson, John; Black, Nancy – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
Factors associated with recent suicide attempts were examined in clients who sought treatment at an addictions facility between 2001 and 2008. Clients who reported being hospitalized for attempting suicide in the past year (n = 76) were compared to all other clients (n = 5914) on demographic, mental health, substance use, and problem gambling…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mental Health, Suicide, Depression (Psychology)
Butler, Leon Harvey – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research suggests that gambling is similar to addictive behaviors such as substance use. In the current study, gambling was investigated from a behavioral economics perspective. The Multiple Choice Procedure (MCP) with gambling as the target behavior was used to assess for relative reinforcing value, the effect of alternative reinforcers, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Addictive Behavior, Risk