TY - JOUR
T1 - Comorbid psychiatric symptoms in pathological gamblers
T2 - Anxiety, depression and substance abuse
AU - Dannon, Pinhas
AU - Sason, Marina
AU - Shalgi, Bosmat
AU - Tusan, Lali
AU - Sapir, Yafa
AU - Kotler, Moshe
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - Over the centuries, gambling behaviour has been well known and characterized by the combination of pleasure, luck and competition. Our study explored the relationship between pathological gambling, depression and anxiety. We also explored demographic findings and behavioural patterns of the pathological gamblers. Fourty-seven patients were included in this study and they anonymously completed questionnaires which included demographic findings, the Hamilton depression rating scale and the Hamilton anxiety rating scale. The study results demonstrated a strong correlation between depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and pathological gambling. It also presented lower income and higher anxiety levels associated with a higher tendency for gambling. The subjects suffering from depression and anxiety also showed higher levels of suicidality and other abuse dependencies. In order to confirm these preliminary results larger studies are needed in this field.
AB - Over the centuries, gambling behaviour has been well known and characterized by the combination of pleasure, luck and competition. Our study explored the relationship between pathological gambling, depression and anxiety. We also explored demographic findings and behavioural patterns of the pathological gamblers. Fourty-seven patients were included in this study and they anonymously completed questionnaires which included demographic findings, the Hamilton depression rating scale and the Hamilton anxiety rating scale. The study results demonstrated a strong correlation between depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and pathological gambling. It also presented lower income and higher anxiety levels associated with a higher tendency for gambling. The subjects suffering from depression and anxiety also showed higher levels of suicidality and other abuse dependencies. In order to confirm these preliminary results larger studies are needed in this field.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Dependence
KW - Depression
KW - Pathological gambling
KW - Psycopharmacosocial treatment
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AN - SCOPUS:21644474368
SN - 0017-7768
VL - 143
SP - 643
EP - 646
JO - Harefuah
JF - Harefuah
IS - 9
ER -