Prevalence estimates of pathological gambling in Seville (Spain)
| Autor: | Juan Maria Abreu, Juan J. Legarda, Reyes Babio |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Social Problems Population Medicine (miscellaneous) Sample (statistics) Social Environment Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Humans National level Marriage education Screening instrument Pathological education.field_of_study Political capital Age Factors Spanish population Psychiatry and Mental health Geography Spain Gambling Income Female Demography |
| Zdroj: | British journal of addiction. 87(5) |
| ISSN: | 0952-0481 |
| Popis: | Pathological gambling is becoming an increasing concern for the Spanish population. Governmental figures from 1989 show that in the Autonomic Region of Andalucia, with a population of 7 million inhabitants, more than three hundred billion pesetas (approximately UK pounds 1,500 million) were spent during 1988 gambling in casinos, slot machines and at bingo. These figures represent an increase of 15% over the figures of the previous year and suggest that gambling may have come a very important problem in Spain. This paper presents the first epidemiological study carried out in Spain on gambling and the estimated prevalence of pathological gambling in Seville, political capital of Andalucia. A sample of 598 individuals were interviewed with an adapted screening instrument. The results suggest that further epidemiological studies are required at a national level. They also indicate that preventive and treatment measures should also be taken urgently. |
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