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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2018

Gambling and Impulsivity Traits: A Recipe for Criminal Behavior?

Gemma Mestre-Bach, Trevor Steward, Roser Granero, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, María Teresa Talón-Navarro, Àngel Cuquerella, Marta Baño, Laura Moragas, Amparo Del Pino-Gutiérrez, Neus Aymamí and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Gemma Mestre-BachPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Trevor StewardPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Roser GraneroCiber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Fernando Fernández-ArandaPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
María Teresa Talón-NavarroInstitute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
Àngel CuquerellaInstitute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta BañoPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Laura MoragasPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Amparo Del Pino-GutiérrezNursing Department of Mental Health, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, Nursing School, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Neus AymamíPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Mónica Gómez-PeñaPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Núria Mallorquí-BaguéPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Cristina Vintró-AlcarazPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Pablo MagañaDepartment of Law, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain.
José Manuel MenchónPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Susana Jiménez-MurciaPathological Gambling Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gambling disorder (GD) is a psychiatric condition that was recently recategorized as a non-substance-related addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders. Criminal activity is commonly associated with gambling; however, few empirical studies to date have examined sociodemographic and psychological variables in this population. In this study, we explored criminal behavior history in a sample of consecutively recruited treatment-seeking gamblers (

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criminal behaviorgambling disorderimpulsivitypsychopathologyrisk factors

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PMCPMC5796889

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