Journal article
Gambling and impulsivity traits: A recipe for criminal behavior?
G Mestre-Bach, T Steward, R Granero, F Fernández-Aranda, MT Talón-Navarro, À Cuquerella, M Baño, L Moragas, A del Pino-Gutiérrez, N Aymamí, M Gómez-Peña, N Mallorquí-Bagué, C Vintró-Alcaraz, P Magaña, JM Menchón, S Jiménez-Murcia
Frontiers in Psychiatry | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | Published : 2018
Abstract
Gambling disorder (GD) is a psychiatric condition that was recently recategorized as a non-substance-related addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders. Criminal activity is commonly associated with gambling; however, few empirical studies to date have examined sociodemographic and psychological variables in this population. In this study, we explored criminal behavior history in a sample of consecutively recruited treatment-seeking gamblers (n = 382) and compared subjects with a history of illegal acts (n = 103, 26.9%) to those with no criminal record (n = 279, 73.1%). Impulsivity and personality traits were specifically explored, along with other gambling..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This manuscript and research were supported by grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) (FIS P114/00290) and cofounded by FEDER funds/European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), a way to build Europe. GIBER Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn) and GIBER Salud Mental (CIBERsam) are supported by ISCIII. This work was also supported by the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (P812015-68701-R). GM-B is supported by an AGAUR predoctoral grant (2017FI_B1 00145). CVA is supported by a predoctoral Grant from the Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (FPU16/01453).