{"id":51708,"date":"2025-01-28T02:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T02:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/nice-asks-gps-to-identify-potential-gambling-addicts\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T02:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T02:37:00","slug":"nice-asks-gps-to-identify-potential-gambling-addicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=51708","title":{"rendered":"NICE asks GPs to identify potential gambling addicts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Asking about gambling in an environment where the patient is comfortable, or with a trusted individual, could help breakdown some of the stigma and shame associated with this addiction, it is hoped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">NICE also wants those working in mental health and social services to ask about gambling, especially when speaking to those with depression and anxiety or previous issues with other addictions, self-harm or suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Those at increased risk may also have other diagnoses, such as  post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), personality disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Some medications may also make some people more impulsive, while difficult home environments could also increase their risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cn8x20j1mx2o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asking about gambling in an environment where the patient is comfortable, or with a trusted individual,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4823,980,2503,1436,3324,4822,474],"class_list":["post-51708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-addicts","tag-asks","tag-gambling","tag-gps","tag-identify","tag-nice","tag-potential"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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