ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2013
Problem gambling severity and the incidence of Axis I psychopathology among older adults in the general population.
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- A systematic review of gambling-related findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2019Pooled it
- Determinants of Gambling Disorders in Elderly People-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
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- Gambling disorder comorbidity a narrative review.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2025Review
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- Gambling and Aging: An Overview of a Risky Behavior.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Clustering Treatment Outcomes in Women with Gambling Disorder.Journal of gambling studies · 2022Article
- Adult Gambling Problems and Histories of Mental Health and Substance Use: Findings from a Prospective Multi-Wave Australian Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- A Serious Game to Improve Emotion Regulation in Treatment-Seeking Individuals With Gambling Disorder: A Usability Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Clustering Gambling Disorder Patients with Lotteries as a Preferred Form of Gambling.Journal of gambling studies · 2020Article
- Gambling Phenotypes in Older Adults.Journal of gambling studies · 2020Article
- Presence of problematic and disordered gambling in older age and validation of the South Oaks Gambling Scale.PloS one · 2020Article
- The Reciprocal Association between Problem Gambling and Mental Health Symptoms/Substance Use: Cross-Lagged Path Modelling of Longitudinal Cohort Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Weapon-carrying is associated with more permissive gambling attitudes and perceptions and at-risk/problem gambling in adolescents.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2019Article
- [Early onset substance abuse disorders and addictive diseases in old age].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2018Review
- Problem gambling and substance use in patients attending community mental health services.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2017Article
- Comorbid pathological gambling, mental health, and substance use disorders: Health-care services provision by clinician specialty.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2017Article
- Mental Health and Online, Land-Based and Mixed Gamblers.Journal of gambling studies · 2016Article
- A Longitudinal Study of the Temporal Relation Between Problem Gambling and Mental and Substance Use Disorders Among Young Adults.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2016Article
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Abstract
To examine the longitudinal relationship between past-year problem-gambling severity and incident Axis I psychopathology among older adults (aged 55-90), analyses were conducted on data from the National Epidemiologic Study of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). This nationally-representative population-based survey was conducted in two waves (Wave 1, 2000-2001; and Wave 2, 2004-2005). Past-year problem-gambling severity at Wave 1 and incident Axis I psychopathology at Wave 2 were evaluated with the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition. Multivariate logistic regression modeling was conducted on groups categorized into low-frequency gambling/non-gambling (LFG/NG), low-risk gambling (LRG), and at-risk/problem/pathological gambling (ARPG) based on DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling. Relative to LFG/NG, ARPG at Wave 1 was positively associated with the incidence of generalized anxiety disorder (OR = 2.51; p = .011) and any substance use disorder (OR = 2.61; p = .0036); LRG was negatively associated with the incidence of hypomania (OR = 0.33; p = .017). Models were adjusted for demographic characteristics, psychiatric comorbidity, health behaviors, physical health, and stressful life events assessed at baseline. While gambling may represent a positive activity for some older adults, data suggest that risky/problematic gambling behavior may be associated with the development of psychiatric problems in this population. Older-adult gamblers, as well as their clinicians, friends, and family, should be aware of potential risks associated with gambling, adopt strategies to prevent the onset of secondary disorders, and monitor themselves and others for signs of problems.
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