[Gambling and money games disorder].

Gambling and money games disorder. Pathological gambling was recently re-categorized, in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), into the group of substance-related and addictive disorders and renamed « gambling disorder ». This change confirms the conceptualization of gambling disorder as an addiction. The prevalence of this trouble has been shown to be 1.2-7.1% in the general population. The gambling disorder presents many psychiatric comorbidities and substance-related disorders. After a win phase, severe damages can occur, on the financial and psychiatric levels. Treatment is essentially based on psychotherapy and social support. There are no approved treatments for gambling disorder; pharmacotherapy may be used in combination with other therapies.