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Gambling MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gambling
Tree Number(s)
F01.145.722.408
F03.250.400
Unique ID
D005715
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005715
Scope Note
An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money.
Entry Term(s)
Gambling, Pathologic
Gambling, Pathological
Pathological Gambling
NLM Classification #
WM 192
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under RISK-TAKING 1979-90; was heading 1968-78
History Note
91(79)68; was see under RISK-TAKING 1979-90; was heading 1968-78
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2015/06/30
Gambling Preferred
Gambling, Pathological Related
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