Gambling over the life course and treatment-seeking
| Autor: | Mélanie DiMambro, Sébastien Larochelle, André Gagnon, Alain Lesage, Marie Robert, Monique Séguin, Serge Dutrisac, Geraldine Reidi, Michel Roy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | International Gambling Studies. 13:302-318 |
| ISSN: | 1479-4276 1445-9795 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14459795.2013.812675 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study is to investigate change in gambling behaviours over the life course, and, correspondingly, the treatment-seeking behaviours of 86 people who met the criteria for at-risk (participants endorsing two to four items on the South Oaks Gambling Screen [SOGS]) and problem gamblers (participants endorsing five or more items on the SOGS) over the last five years. Data were obtained from informants during semi-structured interviews using Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I and axis II disorders (SCID I and II), SOGS and treatment-seeking interviews. The results showed three groups of gambling behaviours over the life course. A first group started gambling early on and continued participating in recreational gambling until its participants were between 40 and 50 years of age, during which time they became problem gamblers. A second group transitioned from recreational gambling to problem gambling over a short period of time; its participants were aged between 40 and 50. Lastly,... |
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