Gambling and the workplace.
Authors:
K. Nešpor 1; A. Scheansová 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Odděleni léčby závislostí – muži
Primář: MUDr. Karel Nešpor, CSc.
Psychiatrická léčebna Bohnice, Praha
Ředitel: MUDr. Martin Hollý
1; Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví, Praha
Ředitel: MUDr. Zdeněk Hadra
2
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2008; 88(7): 401-402
Category:
Of different specialties
Overview
Gambling is a considerable problem in the Czech Republic, and it also affects the workplace. We mention some symptoms and risks of pathological gambling at workplaces and offer some solutions on how to protect both employers and employees. We offer a free self-help manual for problem and pathological gamblers which can be downloaded from www.drnespor.eu.
Key words:
pathological gambling, workplace, prevention, brief intervention.
Sources
1. Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. Gambling and workplace. Dostupný na: www.ccpg.org/audiences/workplace.html; accessed 10.6.08.
2. Meyer G, Stadler MA. Criminal behavior associated with pathological gambling. J. Gambl. Stud. 1999, 15(1), p. 29-43.
3. Morasco BJ, Petry NM. Gambling problems and health functioning in individuals receiving disability. Disabil. Rehabil. 2006, 28(10), p. 619-623.
4. Nešpor K. Už jsem prohrál dost. Praha: Sportpropag 2006; 130.
5. Nešpor K. Škody působené alkoholem a jejich prevence. České pracovní lékařství 2008, 6(1), s. 17-21.
7. Nešpor, K., Csémy, L. Kolik je v České republice patologických hráčů. Čas lék čes. 144, 2005, 10, s. 706-707.
8. Wheeler SA, Round DK, Sarre R, O’Neil M. The influence of gaming expenditure on crime rates in South Australia: a local area empirical investigation. J. Gambl. Stud. 2008, 24(1), p. 1-12.
Labels
General practitioner for children and adolescents General practitioner for adultsArticle was published in
General Practitioner
2008 Issue 7
Most read in this issue
- Pernicious anemia
- Fractures that are hard to diagnose in the skeleton of a child
- V.A.C. therapy in the treatment of soft-tissue defects
- Chlamydia pneumoniae