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Prevalence and Health Correlates of Gambling Problems in Substance Abuse Counselors
Author(s) -
Weinstock Weinstock,
Armentano Armentano,
Petry Nancy M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490500528449
Subject(s) - mental health , substance abuse , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , population , pathological , substance use , intervention (counseling) , medicine , environmental health , pathology
This study examined the prevalence of disordered gambling in substance abuse counselors. Participants ( n = 328) completed an anonymous self‐report survey assessing lifetime disordered gambling, past two‐month gambling behavior, and current mental and physical health. The lifetime prevalence rates of pathological and problem gambling in this sample (11.9% and 6.4%, respectively) were higher than rates reported in general population surveys. Poorer physical health was associated with pathological gambling, but mental health was not. These results suggest that substance abuse counselors may benefit from education, prevention, and intervention efforts for disordered gambling.