Pathological Gambling

<p><b>This first book on the history of gambling examines how it became a major social problem in the United States and how it was made into a medical disorder.</b></p><p>Although pathological gambling has been a field of study and treatment for over forty years its story has remained unwritten. That is until now. Brian Castellani is the first to write a book on its history and its medicalization.</p><p>Although pathological gambling has been a field of study and treatment for over forty years its story has remained unwritten. That is until now. Brian Castellani is the first to write a book on its history and its medicalization.</p>