Taking chances: problem gamblers and mental health disorders--results from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.

Autor: Cunningham-Williams RM; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA. cunning@epi.wustl.edu, Cottler LB, Compton WM 3rd, Spitznagel EL
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 1998 Jul; Vol. 88 (7), pp. 1093-6.
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.88.7.1093
Abstrakt: Objectives: This study determined prevalence estimates of problem gambling and relationships to other psychiatric and substance use disorders.
Methods: In 1981, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule was used to collect epidemiological information on problem gambling and other disorders from 3004 adults in St. Louis, Mo.
Results: The lifetime prevalence of pathological gambling was 0.9%; 46% of those surveyed gambled recreationally. Problem gamblers (those reporting at least one gambling-related problem) were 9.2% of the sample and were predominately White (69%), male (78.2%), and young than nongamblers. They were at increased risk for several psychiatric diagnoses, especially for antisocial personality disorder, alcoholism, and tobacco dependence.
Conclusions: Clinicians treating alcoholism and tobacco dependence may need to screen for problem gambling. Additional research in the context of increased gambling opportunities is needed.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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