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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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Profiles of gaming disorder, other addictive behaviours, and coping in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK

Author(s): Burleigh, Tyrone L. ; Griffiths, Mark D. ; Sumich, Alexander ; Wang, Grace Y. ; Stavropoulos, Vasileios ; Kannis-Dymand, Lee ; Kuss, Daria J.
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year Published: 2022

Many people play video games, but it can become a problematic or even addictive behaviour for some people. The aim of this research was to identify meaningful...

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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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A review of legacy harms that last beyond the period of gambling

Author(s): Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Armstrong, Tess ; Hing, Nerilee ; Browne, Matthew ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Bellringer, Maria E. ; Palmer du Preez, Katie ; Lowe, Giulia
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2022

Legacy gambling harms are the negative consequences that last beyond the period when people gamble heavily. This article is a review of types of legacy gambling...

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The impact of shame and guilt on how emerging adults cope with gambling problems

Author(s): Pchajek, Jason ; Edgerton, Jason D. ; Sanscartier, Matthew D. ; Keough, Matthew T.
Journal: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
Year Published: 2022

This study examined the impact of shame and guilt on how emerging adults aged 18 to 24 years coped with gambling problems. Survey participants were 391...

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The potential use of theta brain stimulation to treat gambling disorder

Author(s): Salerno, Luana ; Grassi, Eleonora ; Makris, Nikos ; Pallanti, Stefano
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Gambling disorder (GD) is a mental disorder where people struggle to control their gambling. A potential way to treat GD is to stimulate particular regions in...

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Problem behaviours in adolescents: Subgroups and differences between them

Author(s): Giannotta, Fabrizia ; Aslund, Cecilia ; Hellstrom, Charlotta ; Larm, Peter
Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues
Year Published: 2022

Adolescents often engage in problem behaviours including smoking, drinking alcohol, gambling, and antisocial behaviour. The authors of this study aimed to...

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Online gambling and associated health risk factors among East Asians and South Asians in Canada during COVID-19

Author(s): Price, Alex
Journal: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Year Published: 2022

This study explored online gambling during COVID-19 among East and South Asians living in Ontario, Canada. It also explored a variety of risk factors that...

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A neuroimaging study of the density of dopamine transporters in people with gambling disorder

Author(s): Guerra, Renata Faro ; Batista, Ilza Rosa ; Kim, Hyoun S. ; Hoexter, Marcelo Queiroz ; Shih, Ming Chi ; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca ; Tavares, Hermano
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in the experience of rewards. Dopamine likely plays a role in gambling disorder (GD). The density of dopamine...

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Gambling prevalence and problem gambling in LGBTQ2+ communities

Author(s): Baxter, Carling ; Greo
Publisher: Greo
Year Published: 2022

The brief outlines existing research on gambling among LGBTQ2+ communities. There is little research related to gambling and gambling harms within this...

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