title: [Mental disorders in pathological gamblers].
abstract: The study aimed at investigating mental disorders in pathological gamblers. A sample included 73 pathological gamblers (PG) and 77 age- and sex-matched controls. Severity of mental disorders was assessed using the SCL-90-R questionnaire. Most of PG were male (89%), mean age 26,8 +/- 6,3 years. Divorced were 27,4% and never married--20,5%. Most of PG (71,1%) had secondary school education. Alcohol-related problems were observed in 35,6% of PG and 52,1% had positive family history of alcohol-dependence. Mental disorders, mostly of anxiety-depressive and asthenia character, as well as obsessive-compulsive, paranoiac and phobic symptoms were found in 66 (90,4%) PG. In 92,4% cases, severity of disturbances reached the level of symptomatic stress disorder.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Malygin
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Tsygankov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index