Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 10 South Pine Street, MSTF 257, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
The Research Program on Gambling, Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, Baltimore, MD, USA.
J Gambl Stud. 2018 Dec;34(4):1205-1239. doi: 10.1007/s10899-018-9749-z.
To review the scientific literature examining gambling behavior in military veterans in order to summarize factors associated with gambling behavior in this population. Database searches were employed to identify articles specifically examining gambling behavior in military veterans. Cumulative search results identified 52 articles (1983-2017) examining gambling behavior in veteran populations. Articles generally fell into one or more of the following categories: prevalence, psychological profiles and psychiatric comorbidities, treatment evaluations, measurement, and genetic contributions to gambling disorder. Results from reviewed articles are presented and implications for future research discussed. Research to date has provided an excellent foundation to inform potential screening, intervention and research activities going forward. The authors suggest that a public health approach to future research endeavors would strengthen the evidence base regarding gambling in veteran populations and better inform strategies for screening, prevention and treatment.
为了回顾考察军人赌博行为的科学文献,以便总结这一人群中与赌博行为相关的因素。采用数据库检索来确定专门研究退伍军人赌博行为的文章。累积的搜索结果确定了 52 篇文章(1983-2017 年),研究了退伍军人的赌博行为。这些文章通常属于以下一个或多个类别:患病率、心理特征和精神共病、治疗评估、测量以及赌博障碍的遗传贡献。本文呈现了综述文章的结果,并讨论了对未来研究的意义。迄今为止的研究为未来的筛查、干预和研究活动提供了极好的基础。作者建议,未来的研究工作采用公共卫生方法,将加强关于退伍军人赌博问题的证据基础,并更好地为筛查、预防和治疗策略提供信息。