Mayumi Okuda1, Weiwei Liu2, Jodi A Cisewski3, Luis Segura3, Carla L Storr4, Silvia S Martins3. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 710 West 168th Street, 12 Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA. 2. NORC at the University of Chicago, 4350 East-west Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. 3. Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. 4. Center for Health Outcomes Research, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Previous studies demonstrate disparities in health and health services including gambling disorders (GD) among ethnic and racial minority groups. In this review, we summarize studies examining the prevalence of GD across different ethnic and racial minorities. RECENT FINDINGS: We describe the sociodemographic subgroup variations at heightened risk for GD and factors associated with GD in racial and ethnic minority groups including gambling availability, comorbid substance use, psychiatric conditions, stress, acculturation, and differences in cultural values and cognitions. We found that research of GD among minority groups is scant, and the prevalence of GD among these groups is at a magnitude of concern. SUMMARY: Racial and ethnic minority status in it of itself is not a risk factor for GD but may be a proxy for underlying potential risk factors. The need for prevention and treatment programs for different cultural group remains unmet.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Previous studies demonstrate disparities in health and health services including gambling disorders (GD) among ethnic and racial minority groups. In this review, we summarize studies examining the prevalence of GD across different ethnic and racial minorities. RECENT FINDINGS: We describe the sociodemographic subgroup variations at heightened risk for GD and factors associated with GD in racial and ethnic minority groups including gambling availability, comorbid substance use, psychiatric conditions, stress, acculturation, and differences in cultural values and cognitions. We found that research of GD among minority groups is scant, and the prevalence of GD among these groups is at a magnitude of concern. SUMMARY: Racial and ethnic minority status in it of itself is not a risk factor for GD but may be a proxy for underlying potential risk factors. The need for prevention and treatment programs for different cultural group remains unmet.
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