Schizophrenia and pathological gambling.
High rates of pathological gambling are found in psychiatric populations, including those with mood or substance use disorders. The extent to which individuals with schizophrenia exhibit the symptoms of pathological gambling has not been adequately investigated. This paper examines the case of a 40-year-old schizophrenic female with a four-year history of gambling. The characteristics of possible interactions between pathological gambling and schizophrenic symptom profiles are outlined in order to propose better treatments for this group of patients.
Borras
Laurence
L
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Geneva, Division of Adult Psychiatry, Geneva, Switzerland. Laurence.Borras@hcuge.ch
Huguelet
Philippe
P
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