National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539747, Singapore.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jun 22;15(7):1307. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071307.
: There is relatively little research examining the relationship between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and gambling addiction. This study seeks to explore for ADHD symptoms in adult gambling addiction patients and to evaluate their gambling-related cognitions. : A cross-sectional survey was conducted at National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health, in Singapore. Patients presenting for gambling treatment were screened for ADHD symptoms and assessed for severity of gambling-related cognitions. The primary objective was to observe the rate of patients screening positive for ADHD. : 20% of the sample screened positive for ADHD. These individuals also had lower levels of gambling-related cognitions. No significant correlation was noted between ADHD symptoms and gambling-related cognition scores. : Positive screening results for ADHD occurred frequently in our sample of Pathological Gambling (PG) and Problem Gambling patients and these affected individuals also exhibited lower levels of gambling-related cognitions. This finding may suggest that the gambling behavior in patients with ADHD-PG comorbidity is driven by impulsivity rather than gambling-related cognitions, which has implication on treatment considerations. Further research with a larger sample size is indicated.
: 关于注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）与赌博成瘾之间的关系，相关研究较少。本研究旨在探讨成年赌博成瘾患者的 ADHD 症状，并评估其与赌博相关的认知。: 在新加坡心理卫生学院国家成瘾管理服务处进行了一项横断面调查。对前来接受赌博治疗的患者进行 ADHD 症状筛查，并评估其与赌博相关的认知严重程度。主要目的是观察 ADHD 筛查阳性患者的比例。: 20%的样本筛查出 ADHD 呈阳性。这些人也表现出较低的与赌博相关的认知水平。ADHD 症状与赌博相关认知评分之间没有显著相关性。: 在我们的病理性赌博（PG）和问题赌博患者样本中，ADHD 的阳性筛查结果频繁出现，这些受影响的个体也表现出较低的与赌博相关的认知。这一发现可能表明，ADHD-PG 共病患者的赌博行为是由冲动驱动的，而不是由与赌博相关的认知驱动的，这对治疗考虑有影响。需要进一步进行更大样本量的研究。
