Play dependence, colloquially as play craze designation, is the dependence of a concerning on commercial gambling or bets. Play dependence is counted in the ICD-10-Klassifikation (together with Trichotillomanie, Kleptomanie and Pyromanie) under the Abnormen habits and coded with the code F63.

Symptoms and complaints

Play dependence is characterized by the fact that a ever larger risk is entered in the play and control of the play behavior is lost in the sense of an addicted development. By this behavior the patients suffer an often substantial financial damage (with insolvency). Partly any insight into the illness is missing to the players.

Craze

All age layers are represented, however in particular young people and young adults, who have comparatively small financial means. The partial very high ratios suggest high profit prospects to potenziellen customers with relatively small employments. In addition various possibilities come, despite minority indirectly by other of age one or anonymous by Internet to bets. The "“Kick"” exists not during betting (except with live-bets) separates during the Events concerned, which is in the very most cases a sport event. Sport bets have their attraction thus on the one hand in the experience and on the other hand in the sport experience, which can to stir up for itself already highest passion.

Consequences and complications

The concerning spend ever more time in the play halls, other interests therefore are neglected. The craze can lead to social isolation and to the Vereinsamung.

The ever higher pool finally often leads to ever larger cash dispensing and to the insolvency.

Causes

Play dependence begins frequently with a smaller money gain, which lures to increased gambling. If playing is interrupted, it comes to psychological symptoms, which resemble a drug withdrawal.

Vorbeugung

Preventing each kind of openness can work and interhuman contact. It is important (as with alcohol and cigarettes) to learn moderate handling luxuries and pleasures.

Spreading

In Germany approx. 200,000 addicted players live. The "“anonymous players in such a way specified"” united in therapeutic groups of self-helps.

Treatment

Play dependence is treated psychotherapeutisch and behavior-therapeutically. The participation in a group of self-helps is recommendable.

Legal consequences

In the criminal procedure can be considerable being present of such a play dependence - regarding the criminally liableness - if the committed criminal offences serve the continuation of playing (see Federal High Court, NStZ 1994, 501, Federal High Court, JR 1989, 379 M. note higher regional court Hamm, NStZ RR 1998, 241). For clarifying this question the recognizing court in these cases must draw an expert.

See also

• Craze
• Dependence (medicine)

Related links

• http://www.spielsuchthilfe.de
• http://www.gluecksspielsucht.de
• spielsucht forum.de - information platform and forum about play craze
• http://www.anonyme-spieler.org
• Texts and addresses about play craze

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