scholarly journals The addictive potential of lottery gambling

2007 ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine M. Grüsser ◽  
Babett Plöntzke ◽  
Ulrike Albrecht ◽  
Chantal Patricia Mörsen
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Addiction ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Addictive Potential ◽  
Lottery Gambling ◽  
As Effects

Objective: Lottery gambling has enjoyed great popularity around the world for many years and is generally seen as a socially acceptable form of gambling. Apart from aspects such as effects on charities, pathological lottery gambling and its addictive nature have often been discussed recently but rarely investigated. Methods: In the present study lottery gambling was investigated with respect to criteria of pathological gambling and addiction using a standardized questionnaire on gambling behavior that also assesses diagnostic criteria of addiction according to the DSM-IV. Sample: 171 active lottery gambling subjects (40 females, 131 males) participated in the present study. Results: 15.2% of the subjects fulfilled the criteria of pathological lottery gambling. Pathological lottery gamblers differed significantly from nonpathological lottery gamblers concerning the diagnostic criteria for addiction. Conclusion: An extension of the diagnosis "pathological gambling" to "behavioral addiction" seems to be appropriate for excessive lottery gambling.

A Psychometric Evaluation of the DSM-IV Pathological Gambling Diagnostic Criteria

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Zimmerman ◽  
Iwona Chelminski ◽  
Diane Young
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Dsm Iv

Pathological gambling: prevalence in Spain / El juego patológico: prevalencia en España

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisardo Becoña Iglesias
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Prevalence Studies ◽  
Derivative Instruments ◽  
Salud Mental ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Representative Samples

El juego patológico constituye un importante problema de salud mental en España y en otros países desarrollados. Se analizan los estudios de prevalencia en función de los criterios diagnósticos que se han utilizado hasta ahora para el juego patológico. Los estudios de prevalencia realizados en muestras representativas de la población basados en el DSM-III, DSM-III-R, DSM-IV y SOGS indicaban una prevalencia entre el 1.4 y el 1.7% en las muestras más representativas españolas, semejante a la de otros países. Los últimos estudios con instrumentos derivados del DSMIV, como el NODS, o versiones revisadas del SOGS indican un nivel de prevalencia menor para el juego patológico. Se analizan todos los estudios realizados en España con unos y otros instrumentos y su comparación con los resultados de otros países, especialmente en adultos junto a otros estudios realizados con niños y adolescentes. AbstractThe pathological gambling constitutes an important problem of mental health in Spain and in other developed countries. The prevalence studies are analyzed in function of the diagnostic criteria that have been used to assess the pathological gambling. The studies realized in the more representative samples of the general population in Spain based on the DSMIII, DSM-III-R, DSM-IV and SOGS indicated a prevalencia between the 1.4 and 1.7%, similar to that of other countries. The last studies with derivative instruments of the DSM-IV, as the NODS, or revised versions of the SOGS, indicate a level of smaller prevalencia for the pathological gambling. Finally, we discuss the results of the studies carried out in Spain with several instruments or criteria and their comparison with the results of other countries, especially in adults as in adolescents.

Reliability, validity, and classification accuracy of a Spanish translation of a measure of DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S327-S328
Author(s):  
S. Jimenez-Murcia ◽  
R. Stinchfield ◽  
E. Alvarez-Moya ◽  
N. Jaurrieta ◽  
B. Bueno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Spanish Translation ◽  
Dsm Iv

Reliability, Validity, and Classification Accuracy of a Spanish Translation of a Measure of DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Pathological Gambling

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Jiménez-Murcia ◽  
R. Stinchfield ◽  
E. Álvarez-Moya ◽  
N. Jaurrieta ◽  
B. Bueno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Spanish Translation ◽  
Dsm Iv

Introduction

2006 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Robert Ladouceur ◽  
Stella Lachance
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Dsm Iv

Chapter 1 presents an introduction to both pathological gambling and the treatment program described in this guide. It outlines the diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling according to the DSM-IV-TR, the concepts and steps of this treatment program, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and how the workbook will be used to support the treatment program.

scholarly journals Of time and The Chase: Lifetime versus past-year measures of pathological gambling

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Toce-Gerstein ◽  
Dean R. Gerstein
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Sample Surveys ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevalence Studies ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Objective: This analysis tested whether past-year measures can be shown to have methodological advantages over lifetime measures of pathological gambling based on DSM-IV criteria. Methods: Two stratified random-sample surveys (n=2,417, n=530) of gambling behavior and correlates were conducted with community-based U.S. adults. A fully structured questionnaire, administered by trained interviewers, screened for lifetime and past-year prevalence of the 10 DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling. Sample: The study sample comprised 1,216 gamblers who were administered the pathological gambling screen, with particular attention given to the 400 gamblers who reported one or more gambling-related problems. Results: Pathological gambling criteria as measured by lifetime items showed greater consistency with past-year items than was true for other levels of gambling problems. Neither lifetime nor past-year measures were positively related to the age of the respondent. Conclusion: These findings deny the presumptively greater accuracy of past-year over lifetime measures of pathological gambling based on DSM-IV criteria in prevalence studies in the general population. In view of greater conceptual fidelity to DSM-IV concepts, lifetime measures appear preferable to past-year.

Pathological Gambling and Depression

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 635-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisardo Becoña ◽  
María Del Carmen Lorenzo ◽  
María José Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pathological Gamblers ◽  
Dsm Iv

A number of previous studies have indicated that pathological gambling is often associated with depression. Equally, a number of theoretical models of pathological gambling have included depression as a key variable. Here we report a study of depression in pathological gamblers identified within a random sample of 1,615 adults living in the major cities of Galicia (northwest Spain). Pathological gamblers were identified on DSM–IV diagnostic criteria. Depression was evaluated with the Beck Depression Inventory, subjects being classified ‘depressive’ if they obtained a score of 18 or more. Of 19 pathological gamblers who completed the Beck Depression Inventory, 21% were depressive; by contrast, only 9% of the other subjects were depressive. The Beck scores of pathological gamblers were positively correlated with the severity of their addiction as indicated by the number of DSM–IV-specified symptoms reported.

scholarly journals Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Neglected Issue in the Developing World

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Chinawa ◽  
O. I. Odetunde ◽  
Herbert A. Obu ◽  
A. T. Chinawa ◽  
Muideen O. Bakare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
The World ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neglected illness in a developing country.Objectives. The objectives of this study are to investigate the prevalence and pattern of ADHD among children in a Nigeria.Methods. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from the parents of children (and older children) who attended children outpatients’ clinic during the study period. The DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were used.Results. Two hundred and seventy-three (273) out of 282 questionnaires were filled completely, giving a response rate of 96.8%. Nine (9) children fulfilled the stated criteria for ADHD giving a prevalence rate of 3.2%. There is no association between gender and ADHD (P=0.784).Conclusions. The prevalence of ADHD in our setting is 3.2%, which is similar to that obtained elsewhere in the world.

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