Dr. Gary Small, M.D.

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Gary Small, M.D., is Chair of Psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, and Physician in Chief for Behavioral Health Services at Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest, most comprehensive and integrated healthcare network. Dr. Small has often appeared on the TODAY show, Good Morning America, and CNN and is co-author (with his wife Gigi Vorgan) of 10 popular books, including New York Times bestseller, “The Memory Bible,” “The Small Guide to Anxiety,” and “The Small Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease.”

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OPINION

Gambling Linked to Early Trauma

Dr. Small By Thursday, 24 April 2025 04:11 PM EDT Current | Bio | Archive

Some people enjoy gambling as an occasional pastime, but a small percentage of the population is unable to control their urge to gamble; they play to such an extent that it disrupts their daily lives.

Why some people become addicted and others do not is not entirely known, but research suggests that men with gambling addictions are more likely to have suffered from childhood traumas, such as physical abuse or violence.

A study team assessed survey data from a nationally representative group of 3,025 men in the UK ages 18 to 64. They reported in the journal Addictive Behaviors that approximately 5 percent had gambling problems while about 7 percent were addicted.

The men with gambling addictions were twice as likely to have observed home violence or experienced physical abuse early in life.

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