Behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling: Implication for screening and intervention in health setting
Background: Gambling has been portrayed in many anecdotes in the culture of India as an addiction associated with psychosocial dysfunctions. The present study assessed pathological gambling and other behavioral addictions as a comorbid condition in an urban Indian community. Materials and Methods: A...
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| author | Manoj Kumar Sharma Girish N Rao Vivek Benegal K Thennarasu Divya Thomas |
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| description | Background: Gambling has been portrayed in many anecdotes in the culture of India as an addiction associated with psychosocial dysfunctions. The present study assessed pathological gambling and other behavioral addictions as a comorbid condition in an urban Indian community. Materials and Methods: A total of 3250 individuals were approached to report on gambling behavior and other behavioral addictions using a door-to-door survey approach and 2755 participated in the study. The Lie–Bet Tool for gambling, Behavioral Addiction Screening Checklist, and Internet Addiction Test were administered. Results: Of those surveyed in the age group of 18–50 years, 1.2% reported pathological gambling along with the presence of eating, mobile phone, or television addiction. Only 0.3% of the participants reported the need to change gambling behaviors. Conclusions: These findings have implications for screening and intervention for the management of behavioral addictions that are comorbid with gambling. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f53814d579b484f9ea15c5f16f9db262022-12-21T18:20:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry0971-99622019-01-01351939710.4103/ijsp.ijsp_109_17Behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling: Implication for screening and intervention in health settingManoj Kumar SharmaGirish N RaoVivek BenegalK ThennarasuDivya ThomasBackground: Gambling has been portrayed in many anecdotes in the culture of India as an addiction associated with psychosocial dysfunctions. The present study assessed pathological gambling and other behavioral addictions as a comorbid condition in an urban Indian community. Materials and Methods: A total of 3250 individuals were approached to report on gambling behavior and other behavioral addictions using a door-to-door survey approach and 2755 participated in the study. The Lie–Bet Tool for gambling, Behavioral Addiction Screening Checklist, and Internet Addiction Test were administered. Results: Of those surveyed in the age group of 18–50 years, 1.2% reported pathological gambling along with the presence of eating, mobile phone, or television addiction. Only 0.3% of the participants reported the need to change gambling behaviors. Conclusions: These findings have implications for screening and intervention for the management of behavioral addictions that are comorbid with gambling.http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2019;volume=35;issue=1;spage=93;epage=97;aulast=SharmaBehavioral addictiondysfunctionsgamblingpsychosocial |
| spellingShingle | Manoj Kumar Sharma Girish N Rao Vivek Benegal K Thennarasu Divya Thomas Behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling: Implication for screening and intervention in health setting Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry Behavioral addiction dysfunctions gambling psychosocial |
| title | Behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling: Implication for screening and intervention in health setting |
| title_full | Behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling: Implication for screening and intervention in health setting |
| title_fullStr | Behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling: Implication for screening and intervention in health setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling: Implication for screening and intervention in health setting |
| title_short | Behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling: Implication for screening and intervention in health setting |
| title_sort | behavioral addiction as a comorbidity to pathological gambling implication for screening and intervention in health setting |
| topic | Behavioral addiction dysfunctions gambling psychosocial |
| url | http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2019;volume=35;issue=1;spage=93;epage=97;aulast=Sharma |
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