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SY17-4 * PREVALENCE OF PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING IN JAPAN: RESULTS OF NATIONAL SURVEYS OF THE GENERAL ADULT POPULATION IN 2008 AND 2013

Authors :
Hitoshi Maesato
H. Nakayama
Yoneatsu Osaki
Susumu Higuchi
T. Takimura
T. Toyama
Atsushi Yoshimura
Sachio Matsushita
Source :
Alcohol and Alcoholism. 49:i17-i17
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014.

Abstract

Introduction. A meta-analysis of 119 studies performed in North America found that the lifetime prevalences of pathological gambling in adults are 1.6 percent. We conducted national surveys on addictive behavior to estimate the prevalence of pathological gambling.Methods. A survey of 7,500 men and w

Details

ISSN :
14643502 and 07350414
Volume :
49
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........275a75b9812d7a109de04c0b0c8f311d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu052.75