pathological gambling
MONDO:0011662Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names pathological gambling yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A disorder characterized by a preoccupation with gambling and the excitement that gambling with increasing risk provides. Pathological gamblers are unable to cut back on their gambling, despite the fact that it may lead them to lie, steal, or lose a significant relationship, job, or educational opportunity.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0011662), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: pathological gambling
- Also called
- compulsive gambling