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Schizophrenia and Pathological Gambling
Author(s) -
Borras Laurence,
Huguelet Philippe
Publication year - 2007
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 - 10.1080/10550490701389765
Subject(s) - pathological , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , mood , psychiatry , mood disorders , clinical psychology , medicine , anxiety
High rates of pathological gambling are found in psychiatric populations, including those with mood or substance use disorders. The extent to which individuals with schizophrenia exhibit the symptoms of pathological gambling has not been adequately investigated. This paper examines the case of a 40‐year‐old schizophrenic female with a four‐year history of gambling. The characteristics of possible interactions between pathological gambling and schizophrenic symptom profiles are outlined in order to propose better treatments for this group of patients.