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Clinical, Psychopathological, and Personality Characteristics Associated with ADHD among Individuals Seeking Treatment for Gambling Disorder
- Source :
- BioMed Research International, Vol 2015 (2015), BioMed Research International, Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya, instname, Dipòsit Digital de la UB, Universidad de Barcelona, BioMed Research International, 2015, 2015, pp.965303. ⟨10.1155/2015/965303⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2015.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Persistence (psychology)
Male
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Attention-deficit disorder in adults
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Pathological psychology
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Big Five personality traits
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Psychopathology
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Article Subject
Adolescent
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Dysfunctional family
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mental disorders
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business.industry
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Novelty seeking
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Trastorns per dèficit d'atenció en els adults
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23146141 and 23146133
- Volume :
- 2015
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BioMed Research International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e0e47fd8dfc485beca5e4e9301ba7a9a