Gambling at the time of COVID-19: Results from interviews in an Italian sample of gamblers

Autor: Ilaria Cataldo, Eleonora Casonato, Ermelinda Levari, Attilio Negri, Pierluigi Simonato, Giulia Tomasi, Giovanna Branz, Aurora Coppola, Pietro Gianfranceschi, Eva Leoni, Pietro Mistretta, Martina Stefani, Miriam Vanzetta, Anna Franceschini, Gianluca Esposito, Ornella Corazza
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100032- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2667-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.etdah.2022.100032
Popis: The coronavirus pandemic affected the life of those suffering from addictive behaviors often confined to prolonged periods of self-isolation. To explore the variation of symptoms related to gambling, 46 outpatients of the mental health services in the Trento Province were invited to take part in a phone interview at the start of the national lockdown. Although only 2.17% increased gambling activity during this period, half of the sample (50.00%) experienced irritability, mood fluctuation (43.48%) and anxiety (39.13%). Follow-up studies should assess modifications in their behaviors that occurred after the reopening of gambling venues.
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