Pathological gambling, disorder neurobiological correlates - case reports and forensic assessment - criminal behaviour as a typical example of a clinical disorder?

Abstract

A fundamental change in the approach of forensic psychiatrists to the topic (F 63.0) was caused by the fact that Pathological gambling was classified as and addiction and impulse control disorder, as an individual mental disorder in ICD-10. Neurobiology of pathological gambling, current findings, similarity with other types of dependent disorders.

Dopaminergic, serotonergic system. Case report of pathological gambling – forensic assesment.

Keywords

• pathological gambling
• diagnostic
• forensic psychiatry
• disorder neurobiological correlates
• criminal behaviour
• case report
• ICD-10
• DSM-IV