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Comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review
BACKGROUND: Pathological Gambling (PG) is an impulse control disorder often comorbid with other psychopathology, particularly bipolar spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance abuse. This paper reviews the published literature on...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1283978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16216125 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-0179-1-21 |
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author | Dell'Osso, Bernardo Allen, Andrea Hollander, Eric |
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description | BACKGROUND: Pathological Gambling (PG) is an impulse control disorder often comorbid with other psychopathology, particularly bipolar spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance abuse. This paper reviews the published literature on the pharmacological management of PG, highlighting how clinical and subclinical comorbid psychopathology influences the choice of pharmacological treatment. METHODS: Using Medline, the authors reviewed relevant articles published on this topic from1995 to 2005, focusing on the best-designed studies for inclusion. RESULTS: Much of the literature on PG-treatment presupposes different theories regarding this disorder. Data suggest the utility of differentiating the pharmacotherapy of pathological gamblers in light of their comorbid profile, specifically assessing for comorbid bipolar, ADHD, OCD, and substance abuse disorders. CONCLUSION: Decisions about pharmacological treatment of PG should take into account current and previous comorbid disorders which influence treatment selection. |
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spelling | pubmed-12839782005-11-17 Comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review Dell'Osso, Bernardo Allen, Andrea Hollander, Eric Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health Review BACKGROUND: Pathological Gambling (PG) is an impulse control disorder often comorbid with other psychopathology, particularly bipolar spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance abuse. This paper reviews the published literature on the pharmacological management of PG, highlighting how clinical and subclinical comorbid psychopathology influences the choice of pharmacological treatment. METHODS: Using Medline, the authors reviewed relevant articles published on this topic from1995 to 2005, focusing on the best-designed studies for inclusion. RESULTS: Much of the literature on PG-treatment presupposes different theories regarding this disorder. Data suggest the utility of differentiating the pharmacotherapy of pathological gamblers in light of their comorbid profile, specifically assessing for comorbid bipolar, ADHD, OCD, and substance abuse disorders. CONCLUSION: Decisions about pharmacological treatment of PG should take into account current and previous comorbid disorders which influence treatment selection. Bentham Science Publishers 2005-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC1283978/ /pubmed/16216125 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-0179-1-21 Text en Copyright ©2005 Dell'Osso et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Dell'Osso, Bernardo Allen, Andrea Hollander, Eric Comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review |
title | Comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review |
title_full | Comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review |
title_fullStr | Comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review |
title_full_unstemmed | Comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review |
title_short | Comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review |
title_sort | comorbidity issues in the pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1283978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16216125 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-0179-1-21 |
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