First evidence of comorbidity of problem gambling and other psychiatric problems in a representative urban sample of South Africa

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 679-694

  Sharp, Carla ^a   Dellis, Andrew ^b   Hofmeyr, Andre ^b   Kincaid, Harold ^b   Ross, Don ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Comorbidity; Depression; Pathological gambling; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943360095     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-014-9469-y     Document Type: Article

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