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Lottery delusions

Title
Lottery delusions
Genre
Interview
TX Date
14 Jun 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:03:54
Description
Professor Phil Seager from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, on delusions related to current affairs following two cases linked to the National Lottery. A man who committed suicide thinking he’d missed out on a two million pound National Lottery payout had only lost twenty-seven pounds. And two women were treated at a hospital in Harrow for a rare mental illness dubbed Lottomania when they became convinced they’d won millions in the Lottery. Gambling is also a concern. Interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Phil Seager
Keywords
Mental diseases; National lotteries; Gambling

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