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Obsessive-Compulsive Aspects and Pathological Gambling in an Italian Sample
- Source :
- BioMed Research International, BioMed Research International, Vol 2014 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2014.
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Abstract
- Introduction.Gambling behaviour appears as repetitive and difficult to resist and seems to be aimed at neutralizing or reducing negative feelings such as anxiety and tension, confirming its similarities with the obsessive-compulsive spectrum.Aims.Estimating the prevalence of gambling behaviour in an Italian sample and assessing the effects of sociodemographic variables and the correlations between gambling behaviour and obsessive-compulsive features.Methods.A sample of 300 Italian subjects was evaluated based on gambling behaviours and obsessive-compulsive attitudes. The assessment was carried out in small centers in Italy, mainly in coffee and tobacco shops, where slot machines are located, using theSouth Oaks Gambling Screen(SOGS) and the MOCQ-R, a reduced form ofMaudsley Obsessional-Compulsive Questionnaire.Results.A negative correlation between SOGS and MOPQ-R, with reference to thecontrolandcleaningsubscales, was evidenced in the majority of the examined subjects. Both evaluating instruments showed reliability and a good discriminative capacity.Conclusions.Our study evidenced that the sample of gamblers we analysed did not belong to the obsessive-compulsive disorders area, supporting the validity of the model proposed by DSM-5 for the classification of PG. These data confirm the importance of investing in treatments similar to those used for substance use disorders.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Psychometrics
Article Subject
media_common.quotation_subject
Addiction
lcsh:Medicine
Sample (statistics)
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Young Adult
Obsessive compulsive
Surveys and Questionnaires
Prevalence
medicine
Humans
Psychiatry
Pathological
Aged
media_common
Gambling
General Immunology and Microbiology
lcsh:R
Reproducibility of Results
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Italy
Feeling
Anxiety
Female
Substance use
medicine.symptom
Negative correlation
Psychology
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23146141 and 23146133
- Volume :
- 2014
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BioMed Research International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d0a1fc24d95533b0b54c2c91edc7b4ea
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/167438