Drug may curb pathological gambling
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The impulse control disorder drug nalmefene, which has previously been shown to be effective for alcohol dependence, may also be effective for pathological gambling, according to a study.
'Pathological gambling is a disabling disorder experienced by approximately 1 per cent to 2 per cent of adults and for which there are few empirically validated treatments,' Dr Jon E. Grant, of the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, and colleagues explain in the American Journal of Psych...
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