Ladouceur Robert
Ecole de Psychologie, Université Laval, Ste.-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1K 7P4.
Addict Behav. 2004 May;29(3):555-65. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2003.08.025.
This study evaluated the perceptions of individuals while gambling on a Video Lottery Terminal. The primary goal was to compare the frequency of erroneous perceptions and of gambling-related perceptions among pathological and nonproblem gamblers. The degree of conviction in these perceptions was also evaluated. Each participant was assessed by a clinical psychologist using the DSM-IV criteria. Results showed that, contrary to the first hypothesis, no significant differences emerged between problem and nonproblem gamblers on the percentage of erroneous perceptions. But, pathological gamblers verbalized significantly more gambling related perceptions and were more convinced in the truth of their perceptions than the nonproblem gamblers. The theoretical and clinical implications of these results are discussed in order to improve the effectiveness of treatment interventions for pathological gamblers.
本研究评估了个体在视频彩票终端上赌博时的认知情况。主要目标是比较病态赌徒和非问题赌徒中错误认知及与赌博相关认知的出现频率。还评估了这些认知中的坚信程度。每位参与者由临床心理学家依据《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版标准进行评估。结果显示，与第一个假设相反，问题赌徒和非问题赌徒在错误认知的百分比上未出现显著差异。但是，病态赌徒表达出的与赌博相关的认知显著更多，并且比非问题赌徒更坚信自己认知的真实性。为提高针对病态赌徒的治疗干预效果，本文讨论了这些结果的理论和临床意义。
