Titre : | The epidemiology of pathological gambling (2001) |
Auteurs : | R. M. CUNNINGHAM-WILLIAMS ; L. B. COTTLER |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry (Vol.6, n°3, July 2001) |
Article en page(s) : | 155-166 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés EPIDEMIOLOGIE ; JEU PATHOLOGIQUE ; DSM (III,IV,5) ; PREVALENCE ; CLASSIFICATION ; DIAGNOSTIC ; COMORBIDITEThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : | Increased attention has been given to the disorder of pathological gambling, especially since the formation of the latest Presidential Commission to study its social and economic impact on the nation. Researchers have experienced difficulty in establishing the prevalence of pathological gambling disorder attributable to several factors, namely: debate and confusion on the best way to define and classify the disorder; assessments of the disorder that are not diagnostic or comprehensive; and, methodological weaknesses in the majority of gambling studies caused primarily by sampling biases. This article summarizes prevalence estimates of pathological gambling disorder in the general population and for subpopulations while addressing the difficulties inherent in their interpretation. Recommendations are offered for future research into this disorder. |
Domaine : | Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug |
Sous-type de document : | Revue de la littérature / Literature review |
Refs biblio. : | 78 |
Affiliation : | Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA |
Cote : | A04167 |
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