Telescoping phenomenon in pathological gambling: association with gender and comorbidities
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The course of pathological gambling (PG) in women has been described as having a later age of initiation but a shorter time to problematic gambling ("telescoped"). This study examined evidence for telescoping and its relationship with comorbidities. Seventy-one treatment-seeking individuals with PG underwent a diagnostic interview to examine gambling behaviors, age at initiation of gambling, and time from initiation to meeting criteria for PG. The women had a higher mean age at gambling initiation compared with that of the men (mean [SD] age, 31.3 [13.0] years, compared with 22.4 [7.9] years; p = 0.0003) and a significantly shorter time from initiation of gambling to meeting the criteria for PG (8.33 [8.7] years compared with 11.97 [9.1] years; p = 0.0476) after controlling for demographic and clinical variables. This study presents evidence for a gender-specific course of PG unrelated to psychiatric comorbidities and suggests a need for greater clinical focus on the gender differences of gambling behavior.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease |
Vol/bind | 200 |
Udgave nummer | 11 |
Sider (fra-til) | 996-8 |
Antal sider | 3 |
ISSN | 0022-3018 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - nov. 2012 |
ID: 45271499