Update on pathological gambling
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Pathological gambling (PG) is a significant public health concern associated with high rates of psychiatric comorbidity and mortality. Although research into the biology of PG is still in an early stage, recent advances in our understanding of motivation, reward, and addiction have provided substantial insight into the possible pathophysiology of this disorder. In addition, over the past 5 years, extraordinary progress has been made in the area of clinical research examining treatments for PG. Although PG is a disabling disorder that continues to represent a clinical challenge for the healthcare professional, our current knowledge of pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions offers potentially effective treatment options.
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The lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders in females with clinical gambling involvement (61.93%) is much greater than that observed for women in the general population (30%).
“Additionally, the lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders in females with clinical gambling involvement (61.93%) is much greater than that observed for women in the general population (30%) (Blanco, Hasin, Petry, Stinson, & Grant, 2006; J. E. Grant et al., 2006; Kessler et al., 2005).”
From Cued for Risk: Evidence for an Incentive Sensitization Framework to Explain the Interplay between Stress and Anxiety, Substance Abuse, and Reward Uncertainty in Disordered Gambling Behavior (2019) · cites this paper as J. E. Grant et al., 2006
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- Authors
- Grant, J. E., Williams, K. A., & Kim, S. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Corresponding author
- Grant, Jon E.
- ORCID
- Grant, Jon E.
- Venue
- Current Psychiatry Reports
- Published
- 2006-02
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 53-58
- ISSN
- 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
- 1535-1645
- OpenAlex
- W2136708859
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Keywords
- gambling addiction, psychiatric comorbidity, mortality, pathophysiology, motivation, reward, addiction, pharmacotherapy, psychosocial interventions, treatment
- MeSH terms
- Clinical Trials as Topic, Corpus Striatum, Dopamine, Frontal Lobe, Gambling, Humans, Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders, Mesencephalon, Motivation, Nerve Net, Psychotropic Drugs, Reward, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavior, Addictive, Prefrontal Cortex
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