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Early Detection of Pathological Gambling: Betting on GPs’ Beliefs and Attitudes
Joint Authors
Chatton, Anne
Khan, Riaz
Thorens, Gabriel
Penzenstadler, Louise
Zullino, Daniele
Khazaal, Yasser
Achab, Sophia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pathological gambling (PG) is an addictive disorder with harm related to the high psychiatric comorbidity and increased suicidal risk.
Prevalence rates in general population range from 0.2% to 2.1%.
Problem gamblers are hard to attract to treatment programs for several proper reasons and for obstacles (e.g., accessibility).
To address these obstacles, primary care (where the problem gambling (PrG) prevalence seems to be 6.2%) has a crucial role to play (i.e., identifying and referring patients to specialized treatment programs and treating at first line when needed and possible) in the era of online gambling offer expansion.
The present work aimed to collect data on resources in the field from GPs themselves, using a 24-item online questionnaire.
Swiss French-speaking participants were asked about their screening practice and knowledge.
The results state that the vast majority of them are aware of the existence and the potential impact of PrG on their patients.
However, PrG screening is not systematic and their knowledge of adequate treatments or referral methods is scarce.
GPs being central to health screening in general, targeted advice and training on short screening tools and better knowledge of referral pathways should be promoted and continued to empower the GP’s management skills in a public health approach.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Achab, Sophia& Chatton, Anne& Khan, Riaz& Thorens, Gabriel& Penzenstadler, Louise& Zullino, Daniele…[et al.]. 2014. Early Detection of Pathological Gambling: Betting on GPs’ Beliefs and Attitudes. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034441
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Achab, Sophia…[et al.]. Early Detection of Pathological Gambling: Betting on GPs’ Beliefs and Attitudes. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034441
American Medical Association (AMA)
Achab, Sophia& Chatton, Anne& Khan, Riaz& Thorens, Gabriel& Penzenstadler, Louise& Zullino, Daniele…[et al.]. Early Detection of Pathological Gambling: Betting on GPs’ Beliefs and Attitudes. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034441
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034441