Journal of Behavioral Addictions 10.

Abstract

Plenary presentationsas well be applied to the symptom oriented classification of gambling disorder (Rehm et al., 2013(Rehm et al., , 2014a(Rehm et al., , 2014b)).To this end, the appropriateness of the application of the concept of "heavy use over time" to gambling under the category of "addictive disorders" will be discussed.The concept of "heavy use" in the context of substance use disorders was found to be more relevant from a public health perspective, better fitted the empirical data, and was argued to reduce stigmatization and help to better and earlier reach those in need for help.