Open AccessThe impact of COVID-19 on gambling and gambling disorder: emerging data
Author(s) -
David C. Hodgins,
Rhys Stevens
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.66
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1473-6578
pISSN - 0951-7367
DOI - 10.1097/yco.0000000000000709
Subject(s) - psychology , covid-19 , gambling disorder , pandemic , population , psychiatry , clinical psychology , environmental health , medicine , addiction , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The lockdown response to the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted commercial gambling in many jurisdictions around the world. The goal of this review is to systematically identify and describe the survey data and findings to date examining the effect on individual gambling and gambling disorder.