An examination of a proposed DSM-IV pathological gambling hierarchy in a treatment seeking population: similarities with substance dependence and evidence for three classification systems

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dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Darren R.
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Alun C.
dc.contributor.authorDowling, Nicki A.
dc.contributor.authorVolberg, Rachel A.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Shane
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-13T20:00:24Z
dc.date.available2014-05-13T20:00:24Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionSherpa Romeo green journal. Permission to archive accepted author manuscripten_US
dc.description.abstractToce-Gerstein et al. (2003) investigated the distribution of DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 4th edition) pathological gambling criteria endorsement in a U.S. community sample for those people endorsing a least one of the DSM-IV criteria (n=399). They proposed a hierarchy of gambling disorders where endorsement of 1-2 criteria were deemed ‘At-Risk’, 3-4 ‘Problem gamblers’, 5-7 ‘Low Pathological’, and 8-10 ‘High Pathological’ gamblers. This article examines these claims in a larger Australian treatment seeking population. Data from 4349 clients attending specialist problem gambling services were assessed for meeting the ten DSM-IV pathological gambling criteria. Results found higher overall criteria endorsement frequencies, three components, a direct relationship between criteria endorsement and gambling severity, clustering of criteria similar to the Toce-Gerstein et al. taxonomy, high accuracy scores for numerical and criteria specific taxonomies, and also high accuracy scores for dichotomous pathological gambling diagnoses. These results suggest significant complexities in the frequencies of criteria reports and relationships between criteria.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationChristensen, D. R., Jackson, A. C., Dowling, N. A., Volberg, R. A., & Thomas, S. A. (2015). An examination of a proposed DSM-IV pathological gambling hierarch in a treatement seeking population: Similarities with substance dependence and evidence for three classification systems. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(3), 787-806. DOI 10.1007/s10899-014-9449-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3418
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.publisherHuman Sciences Pressen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-014-9449-2
dc.subjectGambling -- Australiaen_US
dc.subjectDSM-IV pathological gambling criteriaen_US
dc.subjectDSM-IV
dc.subjectDSM-V
dc.subjectPathological gambling
dc.subjectDisordered gambling
dc.subjectSubstance related and addictive disorders
dc.subjectBehavioral addiction
dc.subjectClassification systems
dc.subjectTaxonomy
dc.subjectSeverity
dc.titleAn examination of a proposed DSM-IV pathological gambling hierarchy in a treatment seeking population: similarities with substance dependence and evidence for three classification systemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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