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Title: | Clinical, psychopathological, and personality characteristics associated with ADHD among individuals seeking treatment for gambling disorder |
Author: | Aymamí, Maria Neus Jiménez-Murcia, Susana Granero, Roser Ramos Quiroga, Josep Antoni Fernández Aranda, Fernando Claes, Laurence Sauvaget, Anne Grall Bronnec, Marie Gómez-Peña, Mónica Savvidou, Lamprini G. Fagundo, Ana Beatriz Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo Del Moragas, Laura Casas, Miquel Penelo, Eva Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel |
Keywords: | Personalitat Trastorns per dèficit d'atenció en els adults Jocs d'atzar Addictes Psicopatologia Personality Attention-deficit disorder in adults Gambling Addicts Pathological psychology |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | Hindawi |
Abstract: | Objectives: (1) To assess the current presence of ADHD symptoms among patients seeking treatment for gambling disorder; (2) to explore clinical and sociodemographic differences between patients who score high and low on the measure of ADHD symptoms; (3) to analyze whether the presence of ADHD symptoms is associated with more severe psychopathology and with specific personality traits; (4) to analyze the mediating role of ADHD symptoms in the relationship between novelty seeking and gambling severity. Method: A total of 354 consecutive patients were administered an extensive battery assessing gambling behavior, psychopathology, and personality traits. Results: Male and female gamblers did not differ significantly in their mean scores on the ADHD measure. However, younger participants aged 18-35 scored higher. Higher ADHD scores were also associated with greater severity of gambling disorder and more general psychopathology. Regarding personality traits, high persistence and self-directedness were negatively related to ADHD scores, while in women alone a positive correlation was found between ADHD scores and scores on harm avoidance and self-transcendence. Conclusion: The presence of ADHD symptoms in both male and female gambling disorder patients may act as an indicator of the severity of gambling, general psychopathology, and dysfunctional personality traits. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/965303 |
It is part of: | BioMed Research International, 2015, vol. 2015, p. 965303 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/120092 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/965303 |
ISSN: | 2314-6133 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut mental i Maternoinfantil) Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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