Bočanová, J. (2024). Withdrawal, withdrawal symptoms, and craving in gaming disorder – Systematic review. Adiktologie, 24(1), 49–58. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2024-001-0002
INTRODUCTION: This systematic review aims to synthesise and summarise the available evidence on the definitions of craving and withdrawal, the nature and presence of withdrawal symptoms, the duration of abstinence, the prevalence and nature of craving.
RESULTS: A total of 29 studies met the inclusion criteria. Inconsistencies were revealed in definitions of craving and abstinence, as well as in the specific withdrawal symptoms that might be present among players. Furthermore, there is a predominance of exploration of affective symptoms compared to cognitive and physical symptoms. Mini meta...
Bejtkovský, J., Snopek, P., Pilíková, D. (2024). Sport in the context of sports betting and gambling from the perspective of university students: Case of the Czech Republic. Adiktologie, 24(1), 29–39. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2024-001-0004
BACKGROUND: The sports sector with all its aspects has become an inseparable part of modern society and its influence is manifested in both, local and global, aspects of the life in every country. Not only does sport create and promote friendship, team play, regardless of gender, age, education, religion, ethnicity, social status, etc., but it is also associated with numerous undesirable consequences. AIM: The primary objective of the research paper at hand was to examine the correlation between the amount invested in sports betting, as a form of gambling, and selected characteristics of...
Snopek, P., & Bejtkovský, J. (2023). Sport, sports betting, and gambling from the perspective of university students: Case of the Czech Republic. Adiktologie, 23(4), 275–284. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-004-0003
BACKGROUND: Sport in the 21st century represents a multidisciplinary field its an indispensable role in the lives of individuals and society. Sport is associated inter alia with winning, victory, defeat; teamwork and individualism, professionalism and amateurism, feelings of joy and happiness, as well as with feelings of tension, uncertainty, excitement, and taking risks. Risk also appears within the context of sports betting and gambling, being a characteristic phenomenon there. This kind of risk brings both positives and negatives for the participants. University students represent a...
The new draft guideline on harmful gambling recommends health professionals should ask people about gambling if they attend a health check or GP appointment about a mental health condition.
These guideline aims to ensure that those needing help or who are at risk of harmful gambling are identified sooner and receive appropriate help.
Consultation on the draft guideline is open until Wednesday 15 November.
Uzobo, E., Scent, G. A. T., Moroyei, B. O., & Owutuamor, E. F. (2023). Sports betting and depression among youths in the South-South region of Nigeria. Adiktologie, 23(2), 145–157. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2023-001-0001
BACKGROUND: It has been noted that those addicted to gambling are at a high risk of developing mental health problems such as depression.
AIMS: This study was designed to determine the effect of participating in sports betting on depression of young people in Nigeria.
METHODS: This study adopted a cross-sectional respondent-driven approach to study 286 youths who have engaged in sports betting in Nigeria, using Yenagoa city in Bayelsa State as a case study from September to November 2020. Primary data for this study was sourced mainly through the use of a questionnaire, while data...
وصف: يحدد هذا التقرير النتائج التي توصلت إليها Adfam من مجموعة من الأنشطة البحثية بما في ذلك أربعة استطلاعات محددة متعلقة بالمقامرة ، وتدريب دعم الأقران وأحداث المائدة المستديرة.
يبحث في آثار المقامرة على العائلات بالإضافة إلى تأثير Covid-19 على هذه العائلات ويستكشف خدمات الدعم التي ستكون مفيدة. قدم البحث أيضا بعض الأصوات القوية جدا التي توضح تأثير المقامرة على العائلة والأصدقاء.
Gambling is related to many public health outcomes.
In this webinar, Dr Elton-Marshall will provide recent findings from several studies exploring the extent to which gambling relates to behavioural addictions, substance use, bullying...
This webinar will provide an overview of casinos’ potential liability in negligence for contributing to the risk of excessive gambling, with comparisons to the well-established liability of licensed alcohol providers.
Richard J. Rosenthal & Suzanne Faris (2019): The etymology and early history of ‘addiction’, Addiction Research & Theory, DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2018.1543412
Abstract
Contemporary usage of addiction is contradictory and confusing; the term is highly stigmatizing but popularly used to describe almost any strong desire, passion or pursuit. Does current usage involve a recent corruption of the term or is there a history of conflicting meanings?
Method: A diachronic etymological study of the terms ‘addict,’ ‘addicted’ and ‘addiction,’ informed by contemporary linguistic theory and utilizing primary and secondary sources in Archaic and Classical Latin and in English. We examine three periods: Early Roman Republic, Middle and Late Roman Republic...
Fortgang, Rebecca G., Rani A. Hoff, and Marc N. Potenza. "Problem and Pathological Gambling in Schizophrenia: Exploring Links with Substance Use and Impulsivity." Journal of gambling studies (2018): 1-16.
Highlights
High rates of both problem and pathological gambling and substance use disorders have been reported in schizophrenia
The research shows that problem and pathological gambling and substance use is linked with increased impulsivity, particularly in males.
Several studies have suggested frequent co-occurrence between psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, and problem and pathological gambling and substance-use disorders. Research indicates that the development of PPG and SUD in individuals with schizophrenia may occur through similar mechanisms.
Pickering, D., Keen, B., Entwistle, G., and Blaszczynski, A. (2018) Measuring treatment outcomes in gambling disorders: a systematic review. Addiction, 113: 411–426. doi: 10.1111/add.13968.
Abstract
Background and Aims
Considerable variation of outcome variables used to measure recovery in the gambling treatment literature has precluded effective cross-study evaluations and hindered the development of best-practice treatment methodologies. The aim of this systematic review was to describe current diffuse concepts of recovery in the gambling field by mapping the range of outcomes and measurement strategies used to evaluate treatments, and to identify more commonly accepted indices of recovery.
Methods
A systematic search of six academic databases for studies evaluating...
Richard, Jérémie, Marc N. Potenza, William Ivoska, and Jeffrey Derevensky. "The Stimulating Nature of Gambling Behaviors: Relationships Between Stimulant Use and Gambling Among Adolescents." Journal of gambling studies (2018): 1-16.
Adolescence is a period of time where young people are more likely to seek independence and novel experiences, experiment with their expression and identity and have less regard for risk. Given the natural surge in sensation-seeking behaviours, gambling and stimulant use may increase these effects and have potentially negative consequences to a young person's wellbeing and development.
A recent study has examined the relationship between stimulant drug use and gambling in over 7000 high-school students.
The results from the study found that the use of any stimulant drug increased the...