A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder.
Desai RA, Potenza MN. A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 70: 1250-7. PMID: 19538900, PMCID: PMC3695825, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.08m04359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia/schizoaffective disorderProblem/pathological gamblingSchizoaffective disorderPsychotic disordersPathological gamblingGreater alcohol use severityVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemConnecticut Mental Health CenterMental health care utilizationHealth care utilizationCross-sectional studyMental health centersHigher depression scoresLogistic regression modelsAlcohol use severityMultinomial logistic regression modelsAlcohol use problemsCare utilizationClinical correlatesOutpatient subjectsHealth centersMultivariable modelHigh riskImproved preventionDepression scores