Alcohol Misuse in a Treatment-Seeking Sample of Pathological Gamblers | Zendy

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Alcohol Misuse in a Treatment-Seeking Sample of Pathological Gamblers

Author(s) -

Emmert Roberts,

Venetia Leonidaki,

Zoe Delaney,

Henrietta Bowden Jones

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of gambling issues

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341

H-Index - 12

ISSN - 1910-7595

DOI - 10.4309/jgi.2021.48.10

Subject(s) - alcohol use disorders identification test , abstinence , pathological , psychiatry , alcohol , population , psychology , psychological distress , distress , clinical psychology , alcohol dependence , medicine , environmental health , mental health , injury prevention , poison control , biochemistry , chemistry

We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol misuse and examine its relationship with gambling severity and psychological distress in a UK treatment-seeking sample of pathological gamblers. Approximately one in four patients (27.1%) scored X 8 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) screening tool indicating alcohol misuse, and one in four (28.1%) reported abstinence. There was no evidence of an association between alcohol misuse and gambling severity or psychological distress level. Compared to the UK general population a significantly higher proportion demonstrated probable alcohol dependence (1.2% vs. 6.3%, p < 0.001).

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