Dealt a bad hand: Pathological gamblers are also at risk for mental health disorders
November 30, 2010
Last November 22, Forum, Université de Montréal’s journal, reported results of a study about pathological gamblers and mental health disorders. Richard Boyer and Dr. Alain Lesage, two researchers from Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital are co-authors of this study.
Pathological gamblers are risking more than their money, they are also three times more likely to commit suicide than non-betters. This new Montreal inter-university study has shown these gamblers are also plagued by personality disorders. These findings, published in a recent issue of the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, may have implications for developing improved targeted suicide prevention programs.
Consult Forum Article
Catherine Dion
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