Guillou Landreat Morgane, Le Reste Jean-Yves, Théréné-Mouden Catherine, Caillon Julie, Cholet Jennyfer, Grall Bronnec Marie
CHU Brest, ERCR SPURBO, Faculté de médecine de Brest, ADI Bat 2 bis, Hôpital Morvan, avenue Foch, 29200 Brest, France.
Médecine générale, ERCR SPURBO, Faculté de médecine de Brest, avenue Camille-Desmoulins, 29200 Brest, France.
Soins Gerontol. 2017 Jan-Feb;22(123):35-37. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2016.11.008.
Behavioural addictions concern behaviour which generate pleasure (shopping, gambling, sex, etc.). Pathological gambling is the most common behavioural addiction in elderly people. It can be severely harmful causing psychological, financial and family problems and increasing the risk of suicide. Gambling addiction is underestimated in the elderly. Psychological, social and family support is important whatever the age, with treatment aiming to improve the person's quality of life, help them regain control of their gambling or stop altogether.
行为成瘾涉及能产生愉悦感的行为(购物、赌博、性行为等)。病态赌博是老年人中最常见的行为成瘾。它可能极其有害,会引发心理、财务和家庭问题,并增加自杀风险。老年人中的赌博成瘾问题被低估了。无论年龄多大,心理、社会和家庭支持都很重要,治疗旨在提高个人生活质量,帮助他们重新控制赌博行为或彻底戒赌。