International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 121-128

Impact of alcohol consumption on clinical aspects of gambling disorder (Article)

del Pino-Gutiérrez A. , Fernández-Aranda F. , Granero R. , Tárrega S. , Valdepérez A. , Agüera Z. , Håkansson A. , Sauvaget A. , Aymamí N. , Gómez-Peña M. , Moragas L. , Baño M. , Honrubia M. , Menchón J.M. , Jiménez-Murcia S.*
  • a Nursing Department of Mental Health, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, The Nursing School of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
  • b Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain, Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
  • c CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Psychobiology and Methodology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
  • d Department of Psychobiology and Methodology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
  • e Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
  • f Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
  • g Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
  • h Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, France
  • i Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
  • j Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
  • k Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
  • l Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
  • m Nursing Department of Mental Health, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, The Nursing School of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • n Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain, Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain, CIBER Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
  • o Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain, Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

Similarities between gambling disorder and substance use disorders have been extensively described. To date, however, few studies using large clinical samples have been carried out that reliably assess the relationship between different levels of alcohol consumption and gambling disorders. The present study aimed to assess the impact of baseline alcohol consumption levels on the clinical profile in a large sample of treatment-seeking individuals. Nine hundred and fifty-one consecutive outpatients diagnosed with gambling disorder according to DSM-IV criteria were compared after being included in three alcohol consumption groups (low risk, abuse and risk of dependence) based on their total raw scores on the AUDIT questionnaire. Results showed a high prevalence of risk of alcohol dependence in GD patients who were immigrants, unemployed, and had a low level of education. A positive linear trend was also found between alcohol consumption level and the prevalence of other current and life-time comorbid mental disorders, and for the presence of drug abuse. Statistically significant differences were found between the three alcohol consumption groups in terms of the evolution and severity of the gambling disorder, self-directedness personality trait, and levels of general psychopathology, hostility and paranoid ideation. In conclusion, the results showed an association between increased alcohol consumption and greater dysfunction. © 2016 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc.

Author Keywords

at-risk drinking Gambling disorder Addictive behavior personality alcohol consumption

Index Keywords

Alcohol Drinking drinking behavior complication human middle aged temperament Aged Psychopathology Cross-Sectional Studies mental disease Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult cross-sectional study Humans psychology Adolescent male gambling female Aged, 80 and over very elderly psychological rating scale Psychiatric Status Rating Scales questionnaire adult character
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959870357&doi=10.1111%2finm.12221&partnerID=40&md5=4d90df269bf490cb7c1eea7c26979ba6
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12221
ISSN: 14458330
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English