Current suicidal ideation in treatment-seeking individuals in the United Kingdom with gambling problems

Publication date: November 2017
Source:Addictive Behaviors, Volume 74
Author(s): Silvia Ronzitti, Emiliano Soldini, Neil Smith, Marc N. Potenza, Massimo Clerici, Henrietta Bowden-Jones
BackgroundStudies show higher lifetime prevalence of suicidality in individuals with pathological gambling. However, less is known about the relationship between pathological gambling and current suicidal ideation.ObjectivesWe investigated socio-demographic, clinical and gambling-related variables associated with suicidality in treatment-seeking individuals.MethodsBivariate analyses and logistic regression models were generated on data from 903 individuals to identify measures associated with aspects of suicidality.ResultsForty-six percent of patients reported current suicidal ideation. People with current suicidal thoughts were more likely to report greater problem-gambling severity (p<0.001), depression (p<0.001) and anxiety (p<0.001) compared to those without suicidality. Logistic regression models suggested that past suicidal ideation (p<0.001) and higher anxiety (p<0.05) may be predictive factors of current suicidality.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that the severity of anxiety disorder, along with a lifetime history of suicidal ideation, may help to identify treatment-seeking individuals with pathological gambling with a higher risk of suicidality, highlighting the importance of assessing suicidal ideation in clinical settings.



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