对于很多人来说，赌博成瘾已经成为一个相当严重的问题。许多赌徒都无法应对他们的这一种坏习惯，即使之后进行相应的治疗。

　　在一项新的研究中，我们发现了产生此问题的原因。按照研究成果，我们相信，每一种赌博的习惯，都不能按照同一种方式来治疗。每个赌徒都是不同的，应该寻找适合他的治疗方法。

　　虽然，我们很难预测出哪一种才是最适合各种形式赌博成瘾的治疗手段，一个新韦恩州立大学的研究提出观点说：赌瘾治疗不可一刀切。根据韦恩州立大学大卫的M. Ledgerwood的说法，有严重赌博问题的人可以分为三种不同类型。

　　第一种类型，被称为情感脆弱（EV）赌徒，他们有较严重的精神性问题，赌博问题严重，与父母相比更有可能患上精神性的问题；另一种类型，称为行为条件（BC）赌徒。被认为是公元前赌徒进行赌博活动就有的一种赌瘾类型，因为他们的情绪会陷入奖励与游戏相关的元素，情绪得不到舒缓，处于紧张状态。

　　Ledgerwood说，此外，他们还发现，反社会冲动（AI）赌徒占据的比例也在升高，与行为条件（BC）赌徒和情感脆弱（EV）的赌徒严重性更深一层。他进一步补充说，这样一种类型的赌徒是最有可能患上反社会人格障碍，有着滥用药物治疗的历史，并与父母的物质滥用或赌博问题相关。

　　尽管这项研究包括了关于赌博成瘾严重程度的整个治疗和跟进方案，但是恢复这样的模式也不能在所有不同的群体之间运行。因此，分类型赌瘾不能通过简单的关联与赌博严重程度来预测治疗结果。

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　　How To Deal With Gambling Addiction?

　　For a lot of people gambling addiction has been a major problem. Numerous gamblers are not able to deal with their habit, even after taking the required treatment.

　　The reason for this problem has been discovered, in a new study. It is believed that every gambling habit cannot be treated in the same procedure, as per the study. Every gambler is different and should be treated in a procedure that is appropriate for him.

　　Even though it is difficult to predict which style of treatment is best for various forms of gambling addiction, a new Wayne State University study has suggested that gambling addiction treatment is not one size fits all. There may be up to three different sub-types of people with serious gambling problems, According to David M. Ledgerwood, of the Wayne State University.

　　One group, emotionally vulnerable （EV） gamblers, had higher psychiatric and gambling severity and was more likely to have a parent with psychiatric problems as compared to another sub-type, behaviorally conditioned （BC） gamblers. BC gamblers are thought to start gambling because they get caught up in elements of reward associated with the game, rather than to soothe emotional problems.

　　Ledgerwood said, in addition, they found that antisocial impulsive （AI） gamblers also had elevated gambling and psychiatric severity when compared to BC gamblers. He further added, that group was most likely to have antisocial personality disorders, a history of substance abuse treatment, and a parent with substance abuse or gambling problems.

　　Recovery patterns did not vary among the different groups, although the study included various levels of gambling addiction severity throughout treatment and follow-up. Therefore, sub-typing gambling addiction does not predict treatment outcomes beyond a simple association with gambling severity