TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - [Pathological gambling: a clinical and therapeutic-evolutive study of a group of pathologic gamblers]
JO  - Actas luso-espanolas de neurologia, psiquiatria y ciencias afines
A1  - Saiz Ruiz, J.
A1  - Moreno Oliver, I.
A1  - López-Ibor Aliño, J. J.
SP  - 189
EP  - 197
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
N2  - Gambling dependence or pathological gambling is a psychiatric disorder, recognised as such by the North American Psychiatric Association since 1980. Since 1981 we are carrying out a treatment program for patients who suffer from pathological gambling at the Psychiatric Service of "Ramón y Cajal" Hospital. There is an individualized treatment for each patient and their inclusion in group therapy discussions. We present a descriptive study of the most representative socio-demographic, clinical and therapeutic-evolutive data of 46 patients following treatment in our program. All fulfill the diagnostic criteria of DSM III-R for pathological gambling. They were 37 males and 9 females, with an average age of 39 years. More than half of the patients (58%) were consumers of alcoholic beverages; the drug consumption index found was 4% and practically they all were smokers (87%). The excessive drinking and pathological gambling incidence found among family were 35% and 20% respectively. Our therapeutic results support the idea that pathological gambling is a treatable disorder. After an average of two years following treatment 46% of our patients stopped or notably reduced its impulse to gamble. The high incidence of alcohol or drugs consumption among pathological gamblers and their families suggest a biological and psychological relationship between pathological gambling and the classical addictive disorders.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0300-5062
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -