Morals, medicine, metaphors, and the history of the disease model of problem gambling

摘要: Over the past 200 years, society has come to accept idea that addictions such as alcoholism and pathological gambling (PG) are a type of disease is chronic, progressive, somewhat mysterious in terms etiology. This conception been most strongly associated with organizations Alcoholics Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous. The chronic model alleviated stigma encouraged many seek help, but challenged by some experts. Confusing issue public health model, often presented main alternative rooted epidemiology clearly itself. In this paper, we trace history ideas about PG examine assumptions metaphors underlie these models. final section, what aspects addiction general, particular, either revealed or hidden