Titre : | Taking chances: problem gamblers and mental health disorders - results from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study (1998) |
Auteurs : | R. M. CUNNINGHAM-WILLIAMS ; L. B. COTTLER ; W. M. III COMPTON ; E. L. SPITZNAGEL |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | American Journal of Public Health (Vol.88, n°7, July 1998) |
Article en page(s) : | 1093-1096 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus 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. |
Domaine : | Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug |
Affiliation : | Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA |
Lien : | http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/7/1093 |
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