PURPOSE: The purpose of this analysis is to examine the relationship between current problem gambling and current conduct disorder. METHODS: Data were analyzed for a U.S. national survey of respondents aged 14-21 years. RESULTS: A strong co-morbidity between current problem gambling and current conduct disorder was found. However, this co-morbidity was much stronger among younger respondents, declined in strength with increasing age, and was absent among the oldest respondents. Further analyses showed that early-onset problem gamblers had a higher risk for conduct disorder than late-onset problem gamblers. CONCLUSIONS: Gambling problems that emerge early are likely to be part of a general pattern of problem behavior, whereas gambling problems that emerge later may have an etiology unique to gambling.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this analysis is to examine the relationship between current problem gambling and current conduct disorder. METHODS: Data were analyzed for a U.S. national survey of respondents aged 14-21 years. RESULTS: A strong co-morbidity between current problem gambling and current conduct disorder was found. However, this co-morbidity was much stronger among younger respondents, declined in strength with increasing age, and was absent among the oldest respondents. Further analyses showed that early-onset problem gamblers had a higher risk for conduct disorder than late-onset problem gamblers. CONCLUSIONS: Gambling problems that emerge early are likely to be part of a general pattern of problem behavior, whereas gambling problems that emerge later may have an etiology unique to gambling.
Authors: Susana Jiménez-Murcia; Roser Granero; Salomé Tárrega; Ariadna Angulo; Fernando Fernández-Aranda; Jon Arcelus; Ana B Fagundo; Neus Aymamí; Laura Moragas; Anne Sauvaget; Marie Grall-Bronnec; Mónica Gómez-Peña; José M Menchón Journal: J Gambl Stud Date: 2016-03
Authors: Priya V Kundu; Corey E Pilver; Rani A Desai; Marvin A Steinberg; Loreen Rugle; Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin; Marc N Potenza Journal: J Adolesc Health Date: 2012-10-01 Impact factor: 5.012