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Neurobiological Mechanisms of Problem Gambling and Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

A. Goudriaan ,
R. van Holst  and
T. van Timmeren
R. van Holst
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam- academic medical center, academic medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
T. van Timmeren
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam- academic medical center, academic medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract

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Background and aims

In the past decade, neurobiological research on pathological gambling has flourished. Based on neurobiological similarities between pathological gambling and substance use disorders and similarities in genetics, diagnostic criteria, and effective treatments, pathological gambling was the first behavioral addiction to be included in the DSM-5 within the revised category Substance-related and addictive disorders.

In this presentation novel findings from gambling research in our research group focusing on the role of impulsivity, anticipation towards monetary outcomes, and the interaction between stress and cue reactivity will be presented, with a focus on new functional MRI results. An overview will be given on the concepts of impulsivity and compulsivity in pathological gambling and relevant neurocognitive and neuroimaging findings. Implications of neurobiological research for novel intervention research, such as in neuromodulation studies and personalized medicine will be highlighted.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Keywords

pathological gamblinggambling disorderimpulsivitycompulsivityneuroimagingcraving
Type
Symposium: gaming, gambling, behavioural addictions: challenges in diagnosis and treatment
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S26
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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