Queri S, Erbas B, Soyka M
Bayerische Akademie für Suchtfragen in Forschung und Praxis e.V., München.
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 2007 Aug;75(8):458-62. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-959154. Epub 2007 Mar 16.
Based on American studies lifetime prevalence of 'Pathological Gambling' (ICD-10, F 63.0) in Germany can be estimated at 0.5 %. That means about 400,000 gamblers requiring treatment. Epidemiological studies showed that only a little proportion is actually seeking treatment. Reliable knowledge about treatment prevalence does not exist for Germany. The study at hand using secondary data was performed to validate the estimation of the 'Deutsche Suchthilfestatistik' regarding inpatient and outpatient treatment prevalence in 'Pathological Gambling' with data from service providers (cost unit). The analysis proves the estimation of the German Addiction Statistics ('Deutsche Suchthilfestatistik') that the inpatient treatment prevalence has considerably risen. In spite of the consideration that treatment of pathological gambling is not limited to specialized hospitals there is still a considerable gap between estimated prevalence and treatment prevalence.
基于美国的研究，德国“病理性赌博”（国际疾病分类第十版，F 63.0）的终生患病率估计为0.5%。这意味着约有40万赌徒需要治疗。流行病学研究表明，实际上只有一小部分人在寻求治疗。德国目前尚无关于治疗患病率的可靠数据。本研究利用二手数据，旨在通过服务提供商（成本单位）的数据，验证《德国成瘾治疗统计》中关于“病理性赌博”住院和门诊治疗患病率的估计。分析证实了德国成瘾统计数据的估计，即住院治疗患病率大幅上升。尽管考虑到病理性赌博的治疗不限于专科医院，但估计患病率与治疗患病率之间仍存在相当大的差距。
