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Article de Périodique
Taking chances: problem gamblers and mental health disorders - results from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study (1998)
Auteur(s) :
CUNNINGHAM-WILLIAMS, R. M. ;
COTTLER, L. B. ;
COMPTON, W. M. III ;
SPITZNAGEL, E. L.
Année
1998
Page(s) :
1093-1096
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
;
PSYCHOPATHOLOGIE
;
PREVALENCE
;
ENQUETE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
;
POPULATION GENERALE
;
DIAGNOSTIC
Résumé :
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.
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.
Affiliation :
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA