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16789003

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
Little is known about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among pathological gamblers (PGs), even though the two disorders share several clinical characteristics. We examined the relationship between pathological gambling and PTSD on measures of gambling disorder severity, experience of specific traumas, psychiatric symptoms, impulsivity, and dissociation. A total of 149 treatment-seeking PGs were surveyed. Participants were divided into two groups on the basis of their score on the PTSD Checklist (Weathers, Litz, Herman, Huska, & Keane, 1993). Thirty-four percent (n = 51) reported a high frequency of PTSD symptoms. Participants who had high scores reported greater lifetime gambling severity, psychiatric symptom severity, impulsivity, and dissociation than participants who had low PTSD symptom scores. These findings point to a need for more assessment and research about PTSD in PGs.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0894-9867
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
411-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in treatment-seeking pathological gamblers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-3944, USA. ledgerwood@psychiatry.uchc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural