|Slideshows|December 12, 2016

A Case of Gambling Disorder

Author(s)Iman Parhami, MD, MPH, Timothy W. Fong, MD

A patient is brought to the emergency department by her daughter for bizarre behavior and symptoms of mania after gambling from the casino for 48 continuous hours.

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