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Impact of alcohol consumption on clinical aspects of gambling disorder
Author(s) -
PinoGutiérrez Amparo,
FernándezAranda Fernando,
Granero Roser,
Tárrega Salomé,
Valdepérez Ana,
Agüera Zaida,
Håkansson Anders,
Sauvaget Anne,
Aymamí Neus,
GómezPeña Mónica,
Moragas Laura,
Baño Marta,
Honrubia María,
Menchón José M.,
JiménezMurcia Susana
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1447-0349
pISSN - 1445-8330
DOI - 10.1111/inm.12221
Subject(s) - gambling disorder , hostility , psychiatry , psychopathology , alcohol dependence , substance abuse , clinical psychology , alcohol use disorder , alcohol consumption , alcohol , alcohol abuse , medicine , psychology , personality disorders , personality , addiction , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry
Similarities between gambling disorder and substance use disorders have been extensively described. To date, however, few studies using large clinical samples have been carried out that reliably assess the relationship between different levels of alcohol consumption and gambling disorders. The present study aimed to assess the impact of baseline alcohol consumption levels on the clinical profile in a large sample of treatment‐seeking individuals. Nine hundred and fifty‐one consecutive outpatients diagnosed with gambling disorder according to DSM‐IV criteria were compared after being included in three alcohol consumption groups (low risk, abuse and risk of dependence) based on their total raw scores on the AUDIT questionnaire. Results showed a high prevalence of risk of alcohol dependence in GD patients who were immigrants, unemployed, and had a low level of education. A positive linear trend was also found between alcohol consumption level and the prevalence of other current and life‐time comorbid mental disorders, and for the presence of drug abuse. Statistically significant differences were found between the three alcohol consumption groups in terms of the evolution and severity of the gambling disorder, self‐directedness personality trait, and levels of general psychopathology, hostility and paranoid ideation. In conclusion, the results showed an association between increased alcohol consumption and greater dysfunction.