The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2007 (APMS 2007) is the third survey of psychiatric morbidity in adults living in private households. The main aim of the survey was to collect data on poor mental health among adults aged 16 and over living in private households in England. A represententative sample of 7,461 respondents were interviewed, 630 of whom completed a follow-up interview.
Participants were asked if they gambled in the past 12 months. Problem gambling was assessed using the on DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for gambling disorder. Other topics in the survey include: general health and health conditions; activities of daily living; caring responsibilities; service use and medication; self-perceived height and weight (for calculation of BMI); common mental disorders; suicidal behaviour and self-harm; psychosis screening questionnaire; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; work related stress; smoking; drinking; drug use; personality disorder and social functioning; Asperger syndrome; post traumatic stress disorder and military experience; domestic violence and abuse; eating disorder; discrimination and sexual identity; intellectual functioning; stressful life events; social support networks; parenting; religion and spirituality; social capital and participation; and socio-demographics.
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey is conducted every seven years, and has been conducted in 1992, 2000, 2007, and 2014. However, the 2014 survey did not include problem gambling measures.
