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Depression,SuicideandProblemGamblingResearchsuggeststhatproblem[PG]andpathological[PAG] gamblingisassociatedwithdepressionandsuicidaltendencies.Asproblemgamblingprogresseseventuallythegamblerishopelessanddepressed,maybesuicidal,estranged fromsignificantothers,isbeinghoundedbycollectionagencies orloan sharks,androughly25%arefacing imminent arrest.Therearegenerallyfourpossibleoutcomes: suicide,incarceration,absconding,orobtainingtreatment1.Theassociationbetweengamblingandsuicideappearstoexist withinthegeneraladultpopulation,aswellasamongyouth.Womenwithagamblingproblemmaybeatincreasedriskofexperiencingseveredepression andcontemplatingand/orattemptingsuicide.Depression Anestimated7076%ofPAGshavealifetimehistoryofdepression 2. Primarycarepatientswhoexpressed concernabouttheirgamblingwerenearly3timesmorelikelytoreportbeingdepressedthanthose whodidnothavetheseconcerns3. PGswere3timesmore likelytosufferfromamajordepressive episode thannonPGs4. AsampleofadultsintreatmentforPGreportedthatdepressionledtoincreasedproblemgamblingbehaviors5.ResearchsuggeststhatPGisassociatedwithsuicidal tendencies Thosewhoattemptedsuicidewerenearly4timesmorelikely tobePAGs6. PAGswere5to10timesmorelikelytoattempt suicidethanpeopleinthegeneralpopulation7. PAGshadsignificantlyhigherlevelsofsuicideproneness(ideations andattempts)thanothers8. AmongGamblersAnonymousmembers1218%haveattemptedsuicide,4549%madeplanstokillthemselves,4870%contemplatedsuicide,80%reportedthey”wantedtodie”9.Females andsmokerswithagambling problem atincreasedriskofsuicide Amongwomenwithagamblingproblem45%indicatedhaving suicidalideationand29%hadattemptedsuicide10. Amongyoungadultsfemaleproblemgamblersreportedsignificantlymoresuicidal thoughts,aswellasattemptsthandidtheirmale counterparts11. Smokerswere morelikely thannon smokerstocitebeingdepressedandtobeconsidering suicideduetogamblingproblems15.www.GeorgiaGamblingHelp.org
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