TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol Misuse in a Treatment-Seeking Sample of Pathological Gamblers
AU - Roberts, Emmert
AU - Leonidaki, Venetia
AU - Delaney, Zoe
AU - Bowden- Jones, Henrietta
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC), as part of ER?s MRC Addiction Research Clinical (MARC) Fellowship. The National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) is funded by the National Health Service (NHS) and GambleAware. The funders had no contribution to the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. All authors were independent from funders, had full access to all of the data in the study, and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the MRC, the NHS, GambleAware, or the Department of Health and Social Care.
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PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol misuse and examine its relationship with gambling severity and psychological distress in a UK treatment-seeking sample of pathological gamblers. Approximately one in four patients (27.1%) scored ≥ 8 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening tool indicating alcohol misuse, and one in four (28.1%) reported abstinence. There was no evidence of an association between alcohol misuse and gambling severity or psychological distress level. Compared to the UK general population a significantly higher proportion demonstrated probable alcohol dependence (1.2% vs. 6.3%, p < 0.001).
AB - We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol misuse and examine its relationship with gambling severity and psychological distress in a UK treatment-seeking sample of pathological gamblers. Approximately one in four patients (27.1%) scored ≥ 8 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening tool indicating alcohol misuse, and one in four (28.1%) reported abstinence. There was no evidence of an association between alcohol misuse and gambling severity or psychological distress level. Compared to the UK general population a significantly higher proportion demonstrated probable alcohol dependence (1.2% vs. 6.3%, p < 0.001).
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U2 - 10.4309/jgi.2021.48.10
DO - 10.4309/jgi.2021.48.10
M3 - Article
SN - 1910-7595
VL - 48
SP - 212
EP - 218
JO - Journal of Gambling Issues
JF - Journal of Gambling Issues
IS - 48
ER -
