The History of Problem Gambling

1. Introduction
Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner

2. The History of Gambling and Its Intersection with Technology, Religion, Medical Science, and Metaphors
Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner

3. Pathological Gambling as an Idea: What Does It Mean?
Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner

4. Pathological Gambling up to the Early Twentieth Century: Sins, Disease Metaphors, and Early Efforts at Medicalization
Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner

5. Early to Middle Twentieth Century: Psychoanalysis and Drug Addiction
Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner

6. The Pendulum Swings Back
Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner

7. Current Situation and Future Directions
Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner

8. Concluding Discussion
Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner

Keywords: Psychology, Health Psychology, Psychiatry, Sociology, general, Public Health