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Minority ethnic status, symptom severity, and psychosocial impairment among people with gambling disorder

Author(s): Grant, Jon E. ; Chamberlain, Samuel R.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2023

The researchers examined how minority ethnic status might be linked to gambling symptom severity and other clinical features. A total of 475 adults with...

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Risk factors for suicidal behaviour in gambling disorder and bulimic spectrum eating disorders

Author(s): Valenciano-Mendoza, Eduardo ; Fernández-Aranda, Fernando ; Granero, Roser ; Vintró-Alcaraz, Cristina ; Mora-Maltas, Bernat ; Valero-Solís, Susana ; Sánchez, Isabel ; Jimenez-de Toro, Jessica ; Gómez-Peña, Mónica ; Moragas, Laura ; Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
Journal: Journal of Behavioural Addictions
Year Published: 2022

Bulimic Spectrum Eating Disorders (BSED) and Gambling Disorder (GD) are associated with a high risk of suicidal behaviour. Impulsivity is also a risk factor for...

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Chinese migrants’ experiences of gambling harm in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author(s): Zhang, Wenli ; Fouché, Christa ; Adams, Peter James
Journal: Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work
Year Published: 2022

Gambling can cause harm to both the people who gamble as well as their family members or close friends. Previous research suggests that Chinese/Asian...

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Moving gambling harm prevention policies “upstream”: The role of policy makers and researchers

Author(s): Lakidain, Asier ; Fernández, Hugo
Journal: European Public & Social Innovation Review
Year Published: 2022

A public health approach towards gambling harm prevention has garnered attention in the last two decades. Yet, policies to prevent gambling harm are still...

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Development of a tool that assesses risk factors of adolescent problematic gambling

Author(s): Cabrera-Perona, Victor ; Lloret-Irles, Daniel ; Núñez Núñez, Rosa
Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues
Year Published: 2022

Many adults who gamble problematically begin to do so as adolescents. The authors of this study were interested in developing a tool that could help identify...

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The first large-scale international project to develop lower-risk gambling guidelines: Final recommendations

Author(s): Young, Matthew M. ; Hodgins, David C. ; Currie, Shawn R. ; Brunelle, Natacha ; Dufour, Magali ; Flores-Pajot, Marie-Claire ; Fores-Pajot, Marie-Claire ; Nadeau, Louise
Journal: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Year Published: 2022

This article presents the results from a large-scale, five-year international project to develop lower-risk gambling guidelines for adults. The article...

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Mapping of electronic gaming machine location and area-level socioeconomic status in Denmark

Author(s): Kristiansen, Søren ; Lund, Rolf Lyneborg
Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues
Year Published: 2022

The aim of this study was to map the location and density of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in Denmark. Another aim was to examine whether EGMs cluster in...

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Risk factors for gambling among male and female Italian secondary school students

Author(s): Buja, Alessandra ; Sperotto, Milena ; Genetti, Bruno ; Vian, Paolo ; Vittadello, Fabio ; Simeoni, Elisabetta ; Zampieri, Chiara ; Baldo, Vincenzo
Journal: Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Year Published: 2022

This study aimed to identify separate gambling-related risk factors for male and female adolescents in Italy. The researchers used data from the 2014 SPS-DAP...

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A public health perspective on addressing gambling harm from bingo

Author(s): Maltzahn, Kathleen ; Whiteside, Mary ; Lee, Helen ; Cox, John ; MacLean, Sarah J.
Journal: Public Health
Year Published: 2022

Bingo is being changed by recent regulatory, commercial, and technological factors. These changes make people who play bingo at greater risk for...

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Comparing demographics and gambling characteristics between land-based only, online only, and mixed mode gambling

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Black, Andrew ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Browne, Matthew ; Rawat, Vijay ; Greer, Nancy ; Stevens, Matthew ; Dowling, Nicki A. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; King, Daniel L. ; Salonen, Anne H. ; Breen, Helen ; Woo, Linda
Journal: Computers in Human Behavior
Year Published: 2022

This study compared people who gambled in land-based venues only, online only, and in mixed mode. Data were from an Australian national telephone survey. Of the...

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