Dougherty Erin, Staples Lauren, McLean Loyola, Machart Toby, Westmore Bruce, Nielssen Olav
Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Mindspot Clinic, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2020 Jul 7;28(3):408-417. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2020.1780644. eCollection 2021.
In order to compare the characteristics, including diagnosed mental disorder, of people who commit fraud offences to fund gambling with those who committed fraud for other reasons, we examined a complete series of reports prepared for legal proceedings by two of the authors from between January 2002 and June 2019. A total of 160 fraud offenders were located, of whom 48 (30%) reported offending to fund gambling. Females made up 47.5% of the total sample and 43.8% of the gamblers. Of the problem gambling group, 44% had diagnoses of anxiety or depression, 44% had substance use disorder, 17% had bipolar and other psychosis, and 38% reported childhood trauma. There were no significant differences in the frequencies of diagnosis of mental illness or previous criminal convictions compared to the non-gambling group. Two thirds reported only gambling on poker machines. Only 19% of gamblers reported seeking treatment prior to being charged.
为了比较以欺诈手段获取资金用于赌博的人与出于其他原因实施欺诈的人的特征（包括被诊断出的精神障碍），我们查阅了两位作者在2002年1月至2019年6月期间为法律程序准备的一系列完整报告。总共找到了160名欺诈罪犯，其中48人（30%）报告称犯罪是为了获取资金用于赌博。女性占总样本的47.5%，占赌博者的43.8%。在问题赌博群体中，44%被诊断患有焦虑症或抑郁症，44%患有物质使用障碍，17%患有双相情感障碍和其他精神病，38%报告有童年创伤经历。与非赌博群体相比，在精神疾病诊断频率或先前犯罪定罪方面没有显著差异。三分之二的人报告仅在老虎机上赌博。只有19%的赌博者报告在被指控之前寻求过治疗。
