Gambling and public health: we need policy action to prevent harm

BMJ. 2019 May 8:365:l1807. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1807.

Authors

Heather Wardle¹, Gerda Reith², Erika Langham³, Robert D Rogers⁴

Affiliations

¹ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place London, London WC1E 7HT, UK heather.wardle@lshtm.ac.uk.
² University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences, Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
³ Central Queensland University School of Human Health and Social Sciences, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Bangor University College of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK.

Abstract

Prevention of harms related to gambling requires investment in population based approaches, say Heather Wardle and colleagues

MeSH terms

Behavior, Addictive / complications
Behavior, Addictive / psychology*
Gambling* / psychology
Harm Reduction
Health Promotion / organization & administration*
Health Surveys
Humans
Policy Making
Public Health / legislation & jurisprudence*
Public Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*
United Kingdom

Grants and funding

200306/Z/15/Z/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom