Pathological Gambling and Depression

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13655825
AutoresElisardo Becoña (0000-0002-6639-3834, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, autor correspondente), Marı́a del Carmen Lorenzo (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), María Del Carmen Lorenzo (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), M J Astillero Fuentes (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), María José Fuentes (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)
Ano1996
Volume78
Fascículo2
Páginas635-640
Data de publicação1996-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1996.78.2.635
PMID9148321
OpenAlexW2078651202
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas23

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

Addiction · Anxiety · Beck Depression Inventory · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Pathological · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment