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Problematic gambling on dopamine agonists: Not such a rarity
Author(s) -
Grosset Katherine A.,
Macphee Graeme,
Pal Guru,
Stewart David,
Watt Andrew,
Davie Jim,
Grosset D.G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.21110
Subject(s) - pathological , dopamine , dopamine agonist , psychology , disease , psychiatry , gambling disorder , parkinson's disease , medicine , neuroscience , addiction , dopaminergic
Abstract Excessive gambling is recognized with dopamine agonist therapy, but the prevalence is unknown. We assessed the prevalence of excess gambling by specific prospective enquiry in Parkinson's disease patients attending six West Scotland movement disorder clinics. Of 388 patients taking anti‐Parkinson medication, 17 (4.4%) developed pathological gambling, all of whom were prescribed dopamine agonists. Thus, 8% of patients taking dopamine agonists had pathological gambling. Pathological gambling is not uncommon, and patients should be made aware of this potential adverse effect. © 2006 Movement Disorder Society