Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-3944, USA.
Am J Addict. 2010 Nov-Dec;19(6):550-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00085.x. Epub 2010 Sep 21.
Data consistently demonstrate comorbidity between pathological gambling and psychiatric disorders. This study compares severity of gambling and psychosocial problems and gambling treatment outcomes in treatment-seeking pathological gamblers (n = 231) based on their self-reported mental health treatment utilization. As expected, participants currently receiving mental health treatment demonstrated the most psychiatric problems, and those with no mental health treatment the least. Although preferred gambling activity differed according to mental health treatment status, severity of gambling problems, and gambling treatment outcomes did not. Individual cognitive-behavioral therapy was efficacious in reducing gambling problems irrespective of mental health treatment utilization.
数据显示，病态赌博与精神疾病之间存在共病现象。本研究基于自报心理健康治疗利用情况，比较了寻求治疗的病态赌博者（n=231）的赌博严重程度和心理社会问题，以及赌博治疗结果。正如预期的那样，目前正在接受心理健康治疗的参与者表现出最多的精神问题，而没有接受心理健康治疗的参与者则表现出最少的精神问题。尽管根据心理健康治疗状况、赌博问题严重程度和赌博治疗结果的不同，参与者偏好的赌博活动也有所不同，但赌博问题的严重程度并没有不同。个体认知行为疗法在减少赌博问题方面是有效的，无论是否利用心理健康治疗。
