Problem gambling in Australian PTSD treatment-seeking veterans
Problem gambling in Australian PTSD treatment-seeking veterans
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DOI：
10.1002/jts.20084
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发表时间：
2005-12-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Coman, G
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作者：
Biddle, D;Hawthorne, G;Coman, G
这项研究探讨了赌博澳大利亚退伍军人进入创伤后应激反应治疗计划（n = 153）。28%的人达到了南橡树赌博筛查（SOGS）的赌博问题标准，17%的人达到了DSM-IV赌博量表（精神疾病诊断与统计手册，第四版;美国精神病学协会，1994）。几乎所有的问题赌徒都报告说，赌博是为了逃避生活中其他方面的问题。问题赌博最强的独立预测因素是每周或更频繁地在电子游戏机上赌博。问题赌博、创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）、焦虑、抑郁或饮酒之间没有显著关系。该研究发现，在寻求创伤后应激障碍治疗的退伍军人中存在一种根深蒂固的赌博文化，发现这些退伍军人沉迷于许多不同形式的赌博，并且这些形式受到提供休闲和正式赌博机会的情境因素的介导。
This study explored gambling among Australian veterans entering posttraumatic stress treatment programs (n = 153). Twenty-eight percent reached the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) criteria for probable problem gambling, as did 17% on the DSM-IV gambling scale (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Almost all problem gamblers reported gambling to escape problems in other areas of their lives. The strongest independent predictor of problem gambling was gambling weekly or more often on electronic gaming machines. There was no significant relationship between problem gambling, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, or alcohol use. The study identified an entrenched gambling culture among PTSD treatment-seeking veterans, finding these veterans indulge in many different forms of gambling and that these forms are mediated by situational factors that provide both casual and formal gambling opportunities.