Past research suggests that gambling problems are associated with suicidality (suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide). The researchers reviewed 107 studies on the association between gambling problems and suicidality. They found a lifetime prevalence rate of 31.6% for suicidal ideation and 13.2% for suicide attempts among people with gambling problems across the studies. Both suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were more likely to be experienced by people with gambling problems. But the lack of longitudinal research limited conclusions about the causal direction of this association.
