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Prevalence of problem gambling in adolescents: findings from the 1999 Ontario Student Drug Use Survey (2000)
Auteur(s) :
E. M. ADLAF ;
A. IALOMITEANU
Article en page(s) :
752-755
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
Thésaurus mots-clés
ENQUETE
;
PREVALENCE
;
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
;
ADOLESCENT
;
DEPISTAGE
Autres mots-clés
Résumé :
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of gambling disorders in adolescent students in Ontario. METHOD: Data were based on a random survey of 2371 Ontario students in grades 7 to 13 using the South Oaks Gambling Screen revised for adolescents (SOGS-RA). RESULTS: In total, 5.8% of students met the criteria for past-year problem gambling, and an additional 7.5% met the criteria for at-risk gambling. Gambling disorders were significantly higher among male students than female, but did not differ significantly by age or region. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of gambling disorders among adolescents warrants thorough investigation and ongoing monitoring.
Affiliation :
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada