title: [Gambling in elderly patients].
abstract: Behavioural addictions concern behaviour which generate pleasure (shopping, gambling, sex, etc.). Pathological gambling is the most common behavioural addiction in elderly people. It can be severely harmful causing psychological, financial and family problems and increasing the risk of suicide. Gambling addiction is underestimated in the elderly. Psychological, social and family support is important whatever the age, with treatment aiming to improve the person's quality of life, help them regain control of their gambling or stop altogether.
authors.affiliation: CHU Brest, ERCR SPURBO, Faculté de médecine de Brest, ADI Bat 2 bis, Hôpital Morvan, avenue Foch, 29200 Brest, France. Electronic address: morgane.guillou@chu-brest.fr.
authors.forename: Morgane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guillou Landreat
authors.affiliation: Médecine générale, ERCR SPURBO, Faculté de médecine de Brest, avenue Camille-Desmoulins, 29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Le Reste
authors.affiliation: Médecine générale, ERCR SPURBO, Faculté de médecine de Brest, avenue Camille-Desmoulins, 29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Théréné-Mouden
authors.affiliation: Institut fédératif des addictions comportementales, CHU Nantes, EA 4275 Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Nantes, Hôpital Saint-Jacques, 85 rue Saint-Jacques, 44085 Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caillon
authors.affiliation: Institut fédératif des addictions comportementales, CHU Nantes, EA 4275 Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Nantes, Hôpital Saint-Jacques, 85 rue Saint-Jacques, 44085 Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Jennyfer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cholet
authors.affiliation: Institut fédératif des addictions comportementales, CHU Nantes, EA 4275 Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Nantes, Hôpital Saint-Jacques, 85 rue Saint-Jacques, 44085 Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grall Bronnec
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: accompagnement; addictions comportementales; behaviour addictions; elderly patient; jeu pathologique; pathological gambling; quality of life; qualité de vie; sujet âgé; support