ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2016
Investigating Veterans' Pre-, Peri-, and Post-Deployment Experiences as Potential Risk Factors for Problem Gambling.
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- Gambling and Substance Use Disorders in U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Suicide Risk.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Concussion history associated with adolescent psychological distress but not hazardous gambling: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences (NV-HOPE) Study.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Article
- Acceptance and commitment therapy for co-occurring gambling disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans: a narrative review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Review
- Prevalence of gambling problems, help-seeking, and relationships with trauma in veterans.PloS one · 2022Article
- Exploring the prevalence of gambling harm among active duty military personnel: a systematic scoping review.Journal of gambling studies · 2021Article
- Gambling and the Role of Resilience in an International Online Sample of Current and Ex-serving Military Personnel as Compared to the General Population.Journal of gambling studies · 2020Article
- Correlates of At-Risk and Problem Gambling Among Veterans in Massachusetts.Journal of gambling studies · 2020Article
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- Traumatic brain injury as an independent risk factor for problem gambling: a matched case-control study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2019Article
- Gambling Disorder in Veterans: A Review of the Literature and Implications for Future Research.Journal of gambling studies · 2018Review
- Gambling problems and the impact of family in UK armed forces veterans.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2018Article
- Gambling in a National U.S. Veteran Population: Prevalence, Socio-demographics, and Psychiatric Comorbidities.Journal of gambling studies · 2017Article
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Abstract
Background and aims Gambling disorder and its comorbid diagnoses are observed at higher rates in military veterans than in the general population. A significant research gap exists regarding the relationships of veterans' life and service experiences to problematic gambling. The present study explored pre-, peri-, and post-deployment factors associated with problem gambling in veterans. Methods Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation New Dawn (n = 738; 463 males, and 275 females) completed questionnaires via structured telephone interview. We conducted bivariate and multinomial logistic regression analyses exploring associations among problem-gambling severity and socio-demographic variables, psychiatric comorbidities, and 10 scales of the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory measuring experiences pre-, peri-, and post-deployment. Results Approximately 4.2% of veterans indicated at-risk or probable pathological gambling (ARPG) post-deployment (two or more DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling). Bivariate analyses found more severe gambling in males, higher frequencies of post-traumatic stress disorder, substance dependence, traumatic brain injury, panic disorder, and depression in veterans with ARPG, and higher general harassment during deployment, and lower social support and more stressful life events post-deployment in those with ARPG. In multivariable models, both post-deployment factors remained significantly associated with ARPG. Discussion The study suggests that problem gambling among veterans is related to service experiences, and particularly to life experiences post-deployment. Conclusions Adverse service and life experiences and lack of social support may contribute to the risk of problem gambling in military veterans. Investigation of how Veterans Affairs clinical settings may serve veterans following deployment to prevent behavioral addictions is warranted.
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