Health problems and medical utilization associated with gambling disorders: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 976-984

  Morasco, Benjamin J ^a,d   Pietrzak, Robert H ^a   Blanco, Carlos ^b   Grant, Bridget F ^c   Hasin, Deborah ^b   Petry, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^d PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health functioning; Medical utilization; Mental health; Pathologic gambling; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TACHYCARDIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACHYCARDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751309842     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000238466.76172.cd     Document Type: Article

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