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DSM-IV pathological gambling in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Psychological Medicine · 2008 · Vol. 38(9) · pp. 1351–1360

Ronald C. Kessler✉(Harvard University)I. Hwang(Harvard University)Richard A. LaBrie(Cambridge Health Alliance)Maria Petukhova(Harvard University)Nancy A. Sampson(Harvard University)Ken C. Winters(University of Minnesota)Howard J. Shaffer(Cambridge Health Alliance)

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Abstract

DSM-IV PG is a comparatively rare, seriously impairing, and undertreated disorder whose symptoms typically start during early adulthood and is frequently secondary to other mental or substance disorders that are associated with both PG onset and persistence.

Gambling Behavior and Treatments Schizophrenia research and treatment Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyComorbidityImpulse control disorderAnxietyNational Comorbidity SurveyPsychiatryPsychologyGambling disorderMood disordersAnxiety disorderMood

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AdolescentAdultMental DisordersData CollectionEthnicityFemaleGamblingHumansDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersMalePredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesComorbidity