Key Takeaways
- Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has adopted a new definition of pathological gambling.
- DSM-5 changed the description and diagnosis of pathological gambling. “Gambling Disorder” is now the only medical condition listed in a new category of behavioral addictions labeled “Non-substance-related dependency disorders.”
- Formerly the condition was considered to be an “impulse control disorder,” categorized with conditions such as kleptomania.
The Swedish Gaming Authority Lotteri Inspecktionen has drawn attention to the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) which adopted a new definition of pathological gambling.
