An article in today’s Boston Globe questions the link between the gambling industry and Harvard Medical School. Rightfully so. I read the article with a critical eye but kept my mind open. After all, pathological gambling (it is not recognized as an addiction, though) has been around as an official, recognized disorder diagnosis for over a decade.
Read my take on this Harvard Medical School ethical conundrum…
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Grohol, J. (2004). Gambling Addiction or Greed?. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/11/06/gambling-addiction-or-greed/
Grohol, J. (2004). Gambling Addiction or Greed?. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/11/06/gambling-addiction-or-greed/
