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DSM-IV pathological gambling in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Posted: July 25, 2008

Publication Date: Winter 2008

Authors: R. C. Kessler, I. Hwang, R. LaBrie, M. Petukhova, N. A. Sampson, K. C. Winters and H. J. Shaffer

Contact Information: Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, kessler@hcp.med.harvard.edu

Topic: Pathological Gambling Prevalence Rates

For this study, data from the U.S. National Comorbidity Survey Replication, a nationally representative U.S. household survey, were used to assess lifetime gambling symptoms and pathological gambling along with other DSM-IV disorders. The study found that lifetime problem gambling is not particularly common. Pathological gambling is significantly associated with being young, male and African American. Visit Website

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