Topic: pathological gambling

Compulsivity denotes the incapacity to discontinue a persisting behavior that has become inappropriate for the prevailing circumstances. Clinical research indicates a comorbidity between alcohol use disorder and obsessive-compulsive symptomatology, leading to a pattern of compulsive alcohol consumption. Thus, compulsivity may be a vulnerability factor contributing to loss of control and alcohol abuse. The aim of the current study was to assess compulsive alcohol drinking and its implication as a determinant for the development of pathological gambling and social violence in both sexes. To acco