SynthesisJournal of behavioral addictions2019
A systematic review of gambling-related findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Sports betting around the world: A systematic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2022Pooled it
- Gambling Disorder as a Behaviorally Driven Systemic Medical Condition: From Reward Circuitry to Multi-System Morbidity.Clinics and practice · 2026Review
- The association between gambling frequency and risk of harm: Analysis using health survey data from England and Scotland.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Observational
- Off-label and investigational drugs in the treatment of gambling disorder: a critical review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Gambling behaviors in Israeli adults: findings from a nationally representative sample.Israel journal of health policy research · 2025Article
- Can Large Language Models Address Problem Gambling? Expert Insights from Gambling Treatment Professionals.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- The Prevalence and Predictors of Problem Gambling Among Adults in New Mexico: A Sociodemographic Analysis.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- Exploring the Differences in Positive Play among Various Sports Wagering Behaviors.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- The Relationships of Early Use of Marijuana With Substance Use and Violence in Adolescent Gamblers and Non-Gamblers.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2025Article
- A Cross-Sectional Survey to Measure Attitude, Self-Reported Practice, Levels, Typology, and Determinants of Lifetime Gambling Behaviors Among Undergraduate Students in Higher Training Institutions, Tanzania.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- Effects of maternal separation on punishment-driven risky decision making in adolescence and adulthood.Neurobiology of learning and memory · 2025Article
- Gambling and Substance Use Disorders in U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Suicide Risk.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Differential Association of Preadolescent Risk Factors Across Developmental Patterns of Adolescent Concurrent Gambling Participation and Substance Use.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Anticipated Motives for Gambling Treatment in Adults from the U.S.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023Article
- Developmental Patterns of Gambling Participation and Substance use Throughout Adolescence in a Population Birth Cohort.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Article
- Sports wagering in the context of addictive disorders: results from a census-matched U.S. sample.Cogent mental health · 2023Article
- Network Analysis of the Structure of the Core Symptoms and Clinical Correlates in Comorbid Schizophrenia and Gambling Disorder.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Trends in Problem Gambling in Denmark with Special Focus on Country of Origin: Results from the Danish Health and Morbidity Surveys.Journal of gambling studies · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsThis systematic review analyzes and summarizes gambling-related findings from the nationally representative US National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) data.
methodsSystematic literature searches in accordance with PRISMA guidelines found 51 eligible studies that met inclusion criteria. Eight studies utilized both Waves 1 and 2 NESARC data, and selection of sample sizes varied from 185 to 43,093 individuals, consistent with specified research objectives of each study.
resultsThe prevalence of lifetime pathological gambling was 0.42% (0.64% among men, 0.23% among women), while past-year prevalence was 0.16%. Pathological gambling rates were generally higher in populations with substance-use disorders and other psychiatric diagnoses. Rates of adverse childhood experiences and suicidal attempts were higher among individuals with problem or pathological gambling. Early-onset gamblers were more likely to be male, be never married, have incomes below $70,000, belong to younger cohorts and have Cluster B personality disorders, but less likely to be diagnosed with mood disorders. While pathological gambling was related to obesity, increased stress, and poorer physical health among general age groups, recreational gambling was linked with improved physical and mental functioning in older adults.
conclusionsThe NESARC has provided important information on the correlates of pathological gambling and subdiagnostic patterns of gambling behaviors. Additional studies should examine these relationships in the current gambling environment and longitudinally with aims of implementing policies to improve the public health.
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