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Simulated gambling games and gaming disorder among Australian adolescents

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; King, Daniel L. ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Browne, Matthew ; Newall, Philip W. S. ; Greer, Nancy
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2023

People with gaming disorder (GD) typically have trouble stopping when gaming, even if they experience negative consequences. Simulated gambling games include...

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Gambling, metal health, and demographic differences between people who gamble with and without cannabis use

Author(s): McGrath, Daniel S. ; Williams, Robert J. ; Rothery, Brett ; Belanger, Yale D. ; Christensen, Darren R. ; el-Guebaly, Nady ; Hodgins, David C. ; Nicoll, Fiona ; Shaw, Carrie A. ; Smith, Garry J. ; Stevens, Rhys M. G.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2023

Recent research has demonstrated that people with problem gambling may also struggle with cannabis use. The goal of this study was to see if there are...

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Cryptocurrency trading and its associations with problem gambling and mental health

Author(s): Johnson, Benjamin ; Co, Steven ; Sun, Tianze ; Lim, Carmen C. W. ; Stjepanovíc, Daniel ; Leung, Janni ; Saunders, John B ; Chan, Gary C. K.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2023

This article is a scoping review of research on cryptocurrency trading and its links to problem gambling and mental health. It also explores the demographic and...

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Mental illness and socio-economic factors among women and men with gambling disorder in Sweden

Author(s): Larsson, Louise ; Håkansson, Anders
Journal: PLoS One
Year Published: 2022

People with gambling disorder (GD) may have other mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety. They may also have socio-economic vulnerability. This...

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Problem gambling and gambling behaviours among adult men in an English prison

Author(s): Smith, Lauren Rebecca ; Sharman, Steve ; Roberts, Amanda
Journal: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
Year Published: 2022

People in prison have some of the highest rates of problem gambling. The purpose of this study was to examine gambling activity before and while in prison....

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A systematic review of qualitative studies on gambling-related suicide and suicidality

Author(s): Marionneau, Virve ; Nikkinen, Janne
Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2022

Gambling is linked to harmful consequences. One serious harm is suicide. The researchers reviewed qualitative studies on gambling-related suicide and...

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Experiences of family members of people with gambling problems in Japan

Author(s): Takiguchi, Naoko ; Kawanishi, Yuko ; Samuelsson, Eva
Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2022

In Japan, policies surrounding gambling addiction take the point of view that it is the individual’s responsibility to gamble moderately. Similarly, it is the...

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The links between gambling disorder, cyberbullying, emotion regulation, and coping strategies

Author(s): Estévez, Ana ; Macía, Laura ; Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai ; Momeñe, Janire ; Jauregui, Paula ; Etxaburu, Nerea ; Granero, Roser ; Fernández-Aranda, Fernando ; Mestre-Bach, Gemma ; Vintró-Alcaraz, Cristina ; Munguía, Lucero ; Baenas, Isabel ; Mena-Moreno, Teresa ; Mora-Maltas, Bernat ; Valenciano-Mendoza, Eduardo ; Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

People, especially adolescents, may have greater difficulty controlling their gambling behaviours if their coping skills are lacking. Victims of cyberbullying...

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Alexithymia as a common origin of substance use and gambling problems

Author(s): Rueda Ruiz, Maria Begoña ; Larracoechea, Urko Aguirre ; Herrero, Marta ; Estévez, Ana
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Many people who struggle with gambling disorder also suffer from substance use disorders. The self-regulation model theorizes that gambling and substance...

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Effects of sex, problem gambling, alcohol problems, and alcohol use while gambling on gambling behaviours

Author(s): Stuart, George ; Hing, Nerilee ; Russell, Alex M. T.
Journal: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Year Published: 2022

The way that alcohol affects how people who gamble is not well understood. The researchers examined whether the effect of alcohol on gambling depended on sex,...

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