title: Gambling severity and health functioning in adolescents recruited from urban primary care settings.
abstract: This study examined the relationship between gambling severity and physical and mental health in a sample of 110 adolescents recruited from urban primary care settings. A total of 11.8% were probable pathological gamblers, and 5.5% were problem gamblers. Probable pathological/problem gambling was associated with poor mental health and perceived social functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-3944, USA.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Pietrzak
authors.forename: Nancy M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Petry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003237:Connecticut; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D014505:Urban Population