Impulsivity profiles in pathological slot machine gamblers

In gambling disorder (GD), impulsivity has been related with severity, treatment outcome and a greater dropout rate. The aim of the study is to obtain an empirical classification of GD patients based on their impulsivity and compare the resulting groups in terms of sociodemographic, clinical and gambling behavior variables.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - March 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: N úria Aragay, Maite Barrios, Isabel Ramirez-Gendrau, Anna Garcia-Caballero, Gemma Garrido, Irene Ramos-Grille, Yésika Galindo, Jonatan Martin-Dombrowski, Vicenç Vallès Source Type: research