Sentences with phrase «seeking problem gamblers»

These findings suggest that a considerable proportion of treatment - seeking problem gamblers report ADHD and that their clinical profile is complicated by the presence of high impulsivity and cluster B personality disorders.

Recent studies indicate that treatment - seeking problem gamblers display elevated rates of ADHD and that adolescents who screen positive for ADHD are more likely to engage in gambling, develop gambling problems, and experience a greater severity in gambling problems.

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Nonetheless, the above evidence suggests that smoking status in treatment - seeking gamblers is an interesting and potentially useful indicator of the extent and breadth of psychosocial problems.

Cigarette smoking is associated with increased severity of gambling problems in treatment - seeking gamblers.

Consistent with the findings of previous research (e.g., Afifi et al., 2010; Bland et al., 1993; Echeburua et al., 2011; Korman et al., 2008; Liao, 2008; Lorenz & Shuttleworth, 1983; Raylu & Oei, 2007), the main results show a high occurrence of family violence in help - seeking family members of problem gamblers.

In response to the open - ended question about gambling - related coping strategies, the responses were coded under four major themes reflecting strategies the participants used to cope with family member's problem gambling: (1) financial control including taking over the finances; (2) supportive engagement including talking, rationalising, giving advice; (3) help - seeking including support for the gambler to attend counselling; and (4) avoidance and denial such as keeping away from the gambler and doing their own thing.

The first aim of the current article was to examine the occurrence and patterns of family violence in a group of help - seeking family members of problem gamblers.

Accordingly, the current study aims to: (1) establish the prevalence and patterns of family violence victimisation and perpetration in a sample of help - seeking family members of problem gamblers; and (2) explore gambling - related family impacts and coping strategies in the presence or absence of family violence.