Racial-ethnic related clinical and neurocognitive differences in adults with gambling disorder

Chamberlain, Samuel R., Leppink, Eric, Redden, Sarah A., Odlaug, Brian L. and Grant, Jon E. (2016) Racial-ethnic related clinical and neurocognitive differences in adults with gambling disorder. Psychiatry Research, 242, 82-87. (doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.05.038).

Abstract

Recent epidemiological data suggest that the lifetime prevalence of gambling problems differs depending on race-ethnicity. Understanding variations in disease presentation in blacks and whites, and relationships with biological and sociocultural factors, may have implications for selecting appropriate prevention strategies. 62 non-treatment seeking volunteers (18–29 years, n=18 [29.0%] female) with gambling disorder were recruited from the general community. Black (n=36) and White (n=26) participants were compared on demographic, clinical and cognitive measures. Young black adults with gambling disorder reported more symptoms of gambling disorder and greater scores on a measure of compulsivity. In addition they exhibited significantly higher total errors on a set-shifting task, less risk adjustment on a gambling task, greater delay aversion on a gambling task, and more total errors on a working memory task. These findings suggest that the clinical and neurocognitive presentation of gambling disorder different between racial-ethnic groups.

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Author: Samuel R. Chamberlain

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