SCRATCH THAT! - Two case reports of scratch-card gambling disorder

摘要

Gambling disorder is a common, clinically relevant condition that impacts significantly one's life. Given that approved pharmacological interventions are lacking, it is crucial to readily identify these cases to provide available interventions in psychiatric care services. Here, we present two uncommon cases of unique scratch-card gambling disorder, a specific type of pathological gambling that could be increasing as availability of these games are growing. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.