The history of problem gambling : temperance, substance abuse, medicine, and metaphors / Peter Ferentzy, Nigel E. Turner.

New York : Springer, [2013]

xiii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The History of Gambling and Its Intersection with Technology, Religion, Medical Science, and Metaphors -- Pathological Gambling as an Idea: What Does It Mean? -- Pathological Gambling up to the Early Twentieth Century: Sins, Disease Metaphors, and Early Efforts at Medicalization -- Early to Middle Twentieth Century: Psychoanalysis and Drug Addiction -- The Pendulum Swings Back -- Current Situation and Future Directions -- Concluding Discussion.