TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and predictors of pathological gambling
T2 - Results from the St. Louis personality, health and lifestyle (SLPHL) study
AU - Cunningham-Williams, Renee M.
AU - Grucza, Richard A.
AU - Cottler, Linda B.
AU - Womack, Sharon B.
AU - Books, Samantha J.
AU - Przybeck, Thomas R.
AU - Spitznagel, Edward L.
AU - Cloninger, C. Robert
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Objectives. We report the prevalence of and risk and protective factors for DSM-IV sub-threshold gambling (1-4 criteria) and pathological gambling disorder (PGD; 5-10 criteria) in a non-clinical household sample of St. Louis area gamblers. Methods. Of the 7689 individuals contacted via Random Digit Dialing, 3292 were screened eligible. Of these, 1142 from households in 6 contiguous regions in Missouri and Illinois consented to participate and were mailed a St. Louis Area Personality, Health, and Lifestyle (SLPHL) Survey. Results. Post-stratification weighted data (n = 913) indicate lifetime prevalence rates of 12.4% sub-threshold and 2.5% PGD (conditional prevalence = 21.5% and 4.3% respectively). Risk and protective factors for gambling severity varied in the sample. Conclusions. Targeted prevention messages are warranted specifically for gamblers of varying risk for PGD.
AB - Objectives. We report the prevalence of and risk and protective factors for DSM-IV sub-threshold gambling (1-4 criteria) and pathological gambling disorder (PGD; 5-10 criteria) in a non-clinical household sample of St. Louis area gamblers. Methods. Of the 7689 individuals contacted via Random Digit Dialing, 3292 were screened eligible. Of these, 1142 from households in 6 contiguous regions in Missouri and Illinois consented to participate and were mailed a St. Louis Area Personality, Health, and Lifestyle (SLPHL) Survey. Results. Post-stratification weighted data (n = 913) indicate lifetime prevalence rates of 12.4% sub-threshold and 2.5% PGD (conditional prevalence = 21.5% and 4.3% respectively). Risk and protective factors for gambling severity varied in the sample. Conclusions. Targeted prevention messages are warranted specifically for gamblers of varying risk for PGD.
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Pathological gambling
KW - Personality
KW - Substance use
KW - TCI
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=15544366418&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2004.09.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2004.09.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 15804388
AN - SCOPUS:15544366418
SN - 0022-3956
VL - 39
SP - 377
EP - 390
JO - Journal of Psychiatric Research
JF - Journal of Psychiatric Research
IS - 4
ER -