Eating disorder in gambling disorder : A group with increased psychopathology
(2021) In Journal of Behavioral Addictions 10(3). p.540-545- Abstract
Background and aims: Theoretical background and previous data provide some similarities between problematic gambling and eating behaviors, and a theoretically increased clinical severity in individuals suffering from both conditions. However, large datasets are lacking, and therefore, the present study aimed to study, in a nationwide register material, psychiatric comorbidity, age and gender in gambling disorder (GD) patients with or without eating disorder (ED). Methods: Diagnostic data from a nationwide register were used, including all individuals with a GD diagnosis in specialized health care in Sweden, in the years 2005-2016 (N = 2,099). Patients with GD and an ED diagnosis (n = 57) were compared to GD patients without ED. Results:... (More)
Background and aims: Theoretical background and previous data provide some similarities between problematic gambling and eating behaviors, and a theoretically increased clinical severity in individuals suffering from both conditions. However, large datasets are lacking, and therefore, the present study aimed to study, in a nationwide register material, psychiatric comorbidity, age and gender in gambling disorder (GD) patients with or without eating disorder (ED). Methods: Diagnostic data from a nationwide register were used, including all individuals with a GD diagnosis in specialized health care in Sweden, in the years 2005-2016 (N = 2,099). Patients with GD and an ED diagnosis (n = 57) were compared to GD patients without ED. Results: Patients with GD+ED were significantly more likely than other GD patients to also have a diagnosis of drug use disorder, depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, other mood disorder, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and neuropsychiatric disorders, when controlling for gender. In logistic regression, a comorbid ED in GD was associated with female gender, younger age, depressive disorder and personality disorders. Discussion and conclusion: In nationwide register data, despite the low number of GD+ED patients, GD patients with ED appear to have a more severe psychiatric comorbidity than GD patients without ED. The combined GD+ED conditions may require particular screening and clinical attention, as well as further research in larger and longitudinal studies.
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- Lemón, Linda ; Fernández-Aranda, Fernando ; Jiménez-Murcia, Susana and Håkansson, Anders LU
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- 2021-09-28
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- behavioral addiction, comorbidity, eating disorder, gambling disorder
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- Journal of Behavioral Addictions
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- 10
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- 3
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- 6 pages
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- Akademiai Kiado
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- pmid:34587116
- scopus:85121404101
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- 2062-5871
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- 10.1556/2006.2021.00060
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- English
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abstract = {{<p>Background and aims: Theoretical background and previous data provide some similarities between problematic gambling and eating behaviors, and a theoretically increased clinical severity in individuals suffering from both conditions. However, large datasets are lacking, and therefore, the present study aimed to study, in a nationwide register material, psychiatric comorbidity, age and gender in gambling disorder (GD) patients with or without eating disorder (ED). Methods: Diagnostic data from a nationwide register were used, including all individuals with a GD diagnosis in specialized health care in Sweden, in the years 2005-2016 (N = 2,099). Patients with GD and an ED diagnosis (n = 57) were compared to GD patients without ED. Results: Patients with GD+ED were significantly more likely than other GD patients to also have a diagnosis of drug use disorder, depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, other mood disorder, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and neuropsychiatric disorders, when controlling for gender. In logistic regression, a comorbid ED in GD was associated with female gender, younger age, depressive disorder and personality disorders. Discussion and conclusion: In nationwide register data, despite the low number of GD+ED patients, GD patients with ED appear to have a more severe psychiatric comorbidity than GD patients without ED. The combined GD+ED conditions may require particular screening and clinical attention, as well as further research in larger and longitudinal studies.</p>}},
author = {{Lemón, Linda and Fernández-Aranda, Fernando and Jiménez-Murcia, Susana and Håkansson, Anders}},
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keywords = {{behavioral addiction; comorbidity; eating disorder; gambling disorder}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{09}},
number = {{3}},
pages = {{540--545}},
publisher = {{Akademiai Kiado}},
series = {{Journal of Behavioral Addictions}},
title = {{Eating disorder in gambling disorder : A group with increased psychopathology}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00060}},
doi = {{10.1556/2006.2021.00060}},
volume = {{10}},
year = {{2021}},
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