Comparison between immigrant and Spanish native-born pathological gambling patients.
The study compared clinical, psychopathological, and personality profiles between immigrants and Spanish native-born pathological gambling patients. A total of 1,601 native-born and 133 immigrant patients attending treatment at a specialized hospital unit were administered a battery of questionnaires during clinical assessment. Outcome measures were compared between both groups and the incremental predictive accuracy of the area of origin was examined using a regression model. Native-born Spaniards showed a mean 2.6 yr. greater duration of the disorder, while immigrants scored higher on South Oaks Gambling Screen, frequency of going to casinos, and total money spent (in a single day and/or to recover losses). General psychopathology and personality scores did not differ between the cohorts. However, immigration from Asia had a statistically significantly incremental validity for pathological gambling in South Oaks Gambling Screen scores. Both cohorts shared more similarities than differences in their gambling profiles.
Laboratori d'Estadística Aplicada, Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Eva
E
Penelo
Roser
R
Granero
Fernando
F
Fernández-Aranda
Neus
N
Aymamí
Mónica
M
Gómez-Peña
Laura
L
Moragas
Juan José
JJ
Santamaría
Núria
N
Custal
José Manuel
JM
Menchón
Susana
S
Jiménez-Murcia
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011599:Psychopathology; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome