Currie SR, Hodgins DC, Wang J, el-Guebaly N, Wynne H, Chen S. Addiction. 2006 Apr;101(4):570-80. AIMS: To examine the relationship between gambling behaviours and risk of gambling-related harm in a nationally representative population sample. DESIGN: Risk curves of gambling frequency and expenditure (total amount and percentage of income) were plotted against harm from gambling.
Kruedelbach N, Walker H, Chapman H, Haro G, Mateu C, Leal C. Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2006 Mar-Apr;34(2):76-82. Objectives. To analyze the comorbidity of pathological gamblers, mainly in disorders with loss of impulsecontrol as addictions and personality disorders (PD). Also, to discuss addictive and impulsive characteristics of pathological gambling (PG), and their implications in prognosis and […]
Weinstock J, Armentano C, Petry NM. Am J Addict. 2006 Mar-Apr;15(2):144-9. This study examined the prevalence of disordered gambling in substance abuse counselors. Participants (N = 328) completed an anonymous self- report survey assessing lifetime disordered gambling, past two-month gambling behavior, and current mental and physical health. The lifetime prevalence rates of pathological and problem […]
Daniela Sabbatini S. Lobo1,2, Homero Pinto Vallada1, Joanne Knight3, Silvia S. Martins4, Hermano Tavares1, Valentim Gentil1, James L. Kennedy2. The 61st Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, May 18th-20th, 2006 1. Institute of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo – SP, Brazil 2. Neurogenetics Section at the Centre for Addiction […]
Stefano Pallanti1, Bryann R. Baker1, William Chaplin2, Suah Kim1, Concetta DeCaria1, Silvia Bernardi1, Eric Hollander1.The 61st Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, May 18th-20th, 2006.1. Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 2. Psychology, St.John’s University, Queens, NY Background: Pathological gambling is an impulse control disorder characterized by persistent, […]
Luke Clark1, Andrew J. Lawrence1, Barbara J. Sahakian2, Trevor W. Robbins1. The 61st Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, May 18th-20th, 20061. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom 2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom Background: Questionnaire data and neuropsychological assessment have indicated increased […]
Pinhas N. Dannon1,2. The 61st Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada, May 18th-20th, 20061. Psychiatry Dept, Rehovot Community Mental Health Care Clinic, Rehovot, Israel 2. Psychiatry Dept, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel Background: Pathological Gambling (PG) is a relatively common and highly disabling impulse control disorder […]
Morasco BJ, Vom Eigen KA, Petry NM. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2006 Mar-Apr;28(2):94-100. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of recreational and disordered gambling, and to identify its association with health functioning, in urban primary care patients.
Grant JE, Williams KA, Kim SW. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2006 Feb;8(1):53-8. Pathological gambling (PG) is a significant public health concern associated with high rates of psychiatric comorbidity and mortality. Although research into the biology of PG is still in an early stage, recent advances in our understanding of motivation, reward, and addiction have provided substantial […]
Weinstock J, Blanco C, Petry NM. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2006 Feb;14(1):87-93. This study compared methadone maintenance patients with and without pathological gambling (n = 167). Participants completed a self-report survey assessing lifetime pathological gambling and past-2-month gambling behavior, and they completed the SF-12v2 Health Survey, a measure of current mental and physical health. In the […]
