The epidemiology of pathological gambling.
The epidemiology of pathological gambling.
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DOI：
10.1053/scnp.2001.22919
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发表时间：
2001-07-01
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Cottler, L B
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作者：
Cunningham-Williams, R M;Cottler, L B
人们越来越关注病态赌博的混乱，特别是自从最近成立了总统委员会来研究其对国家的社会和经济影响以来。研究人员在确定病理性赌博障碍的患病率方面遇到了困难，这可归因于几个因素，即：关于定义和分类障碍的最佳方式的辩论和混乱;对不具有诊断性或全面性的障碍的评估;以及主要由抽样偏差引起的大多数赌博研究的方法学弱点。本文总结了一般人群和亚人群中病理性赌博障碍的患病率估计，同时解决了解释中固有的困难。为今后对这种疾病的研究提出了建议。
Increased attention has been given to the disorder of pathological gambling, especially since the formation of the latest Presidential Commission to study its social and economic impact on the nation. Researchers have experienced difficulty in establishing the prevalence of pathological gambling disorder attributable to several factors, namely: debate and confusion on the best way to define and classify the disorder; assessments of the disorder that are not diagnostic or comprehensive; and, methodological weaknesses in the majority of gambling studies caused primarily by sampling biases. This article summarizes prevalence estimates of pathological gambling disorder in the general population and for subpopulations while addressing the difficulties inherent in their interpretation. Recommendations are offered for future research into this disorder.