Relationship of nicotine dependence, subsyndromal and pathological gambling, and other psychiatric disorders: data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions - PubMed (original) (raw)

Jon E Grant et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2009 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: Nicotine dependence frequently co-occurs with subsyndromal and pathological levels of gambling. The relationship of nicotine dependence, levels of gambling pathology, and other psychiatric disorders, however, is incompletely understood.

Method: To use nationally representative data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions to examine the influence of DSM-IV nicotine dependence on the association between pathological gambling severities and other psychiatric disorders. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 43,093 adults living in households and group-quarters in the United States. The main outcome measure was the co-occurrence of current nicotine dependence and Axis I and II disorders and severity of gambling based on the 10 inclusionary diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling. The study was conducted from 2001 to 2002.

Results: Among non-nicotine-dependent respondents, increasing gambling severity was associated with greater psychopathology for the majority of Axis I and II disorders. This pattern was not uniformly observed among nicotine-dependent subjects. Significant nicotine-by-gambling-group interactions were observed for multiple Axis I and II disorders. All significant interactions involved stronger associations between gambling and psychopathology in the non-nicotine-dependent group.

Conclusions: In a large national sample, nicotine dependence influences the associations between gambling and multiple psychiatric disorders. Subsyndromal levels of gambling are associated with significant psychopathology. Nicotine dependence accounts for some of the elevated risks for psychopathology associated with subsyndromal and problem/pathological levels of gambling. Additional research is needed to examine specific prevention and treatment for individuals with problem/pathological gambling with and without nicotine dependence.

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a. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between major depression and gambling severity b. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between social phobia and gambling severity c. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between alcohol abuse/dependence and gambling severity d. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between antisocial personality disorder and gambling severity

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a. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between major depression and gambling severity b. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between social phobia and gambling severity c. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between alcohol abuse/dependence and gambling severity d. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between antisocial personality disorder and gambling severity

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a. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between major depression and gambling severity b. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between social phobia and gambling severity c. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between alcohol abuse/dependence and gambling severity d. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between antisocial personality disorder and gambling severity

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a. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between major depression and gambling severity b. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between social phobia and gambling severity c. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between alcohol abuse/dependence and gambling severity d. Interactions with nicotine dependence in the associations between antisocial personality disorder and gambling severity

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