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Eating disorder in gambling disorder: A group with increased psychopathology
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Theoretical background and previous data provide some similarities between problematic gambling and eating behaviors, and a theoretically increased clinical severity in individuals suffering from both conditions. However, large datasets are lacking, and therefore, the present st...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Akadémiai Kiadó
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997200/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34587116 http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00060 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Theoretical background and previous data provide some similarities between problematic gambling and eating behaviors, and a theoretically increased clinical severity in individuals suffering from both conditions. However, large datasets are lacking, and therefore, the present study aimed to study, in a nationwide register material, psychiatric comorbidity, age and gender in gambling disorder (GD) patients with or without eating disorder (ED). METHODS: Diagnostic data from a nationwide register were used, including all individuals with a GD diagnosis in specialized health care in Sweden, in the years 2005–2016 (N = 2,099). Patients with GD and an ED diagnosis (n = 57) were compared to GD patients without ED. RESULTS: Patients with GD+ED were significantly more likely than other GD patients to also have a diagnosis of drug use disorder, depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, other mood disorder, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and neuropsychiatric disorders, when controlling for gender. In logistic regression, a comorbid ED in GD was associated with female gender, younger age, depressive disorder and personality disorders. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In nationwide register data, despite the low number of GD+ED patients, GD patients with ED appear to have a more severe psychiatric comorbidity than GD patients without ED. The combined GD+ED conditions may require particular screening and clinical attention, as well as further research in larger and longitudinal studies. |
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