2023
Understanding the Co-occurrence of Gambling Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use: Exploring Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M, Granero R, Uríszar J, Tarragón E, Chiclana Actis C, Testa G, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S. Understanding the Co-occurrence of Gambling Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use: Exploring Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2023, 40: 1295-1314. PMID: 38151657, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-023-10274-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProblematic pornography useGambling disorderEmotion regulationGD severitySubstance useTreatment-seeking individualsPornography useHigh impulsivityPersonality featuresPersonality profilesImpulsivityGroup differencesMore difficultyPsychopathologySociodemographic measuresWorse psychopathologySociodemographic variablesIndividualsDisordersCooperativenessPersonalityPresent studyLow levelsVariablesDifficultiesAnandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol baseline plasma concentrations and their clinical correlate in gambling disorder
Baenas I, Solé-Morata N, Granero R, Fernández-Aranda F, Pujadas M, Mora-Maltas B, Lucas I, Gómez-Peña M, Moragas L, del Pino-Gutiérrez A, Tapia J, de la Torre R, Potenza M, Jiménez-Murcia S. Anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol baseline plasma concentrations and their clinical correlate in gambling disorder. European Psychiatry 2023, 66: e97. PMID: 37937379, PMCID: PMC10755577, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control subjectsPlasma concentrationsBaseline plasma concentrationsPeripheral blood samplesBrain reward pathwaysGambling disorderSemi-structured clinical interviewConcentrations of endocannabinoidsNeuropsychological variablesAddiction-related disordersGD severityClinical correlatesControl subjectsAdult outpatientsEndocannabinoid systemBlood samplesClinical InterviewPlasma AEA concentrationsEndogenous ligandReward pathwayClinical groupsEndocannabinoidsAEA concentrationsPsychometric assessmentNeurobiological substratesDo attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms influence treatment outcome in gambling disorder?
Vintró-Alcaraz C, Mestre-Bach G, Granero R, Gómez-Peña M, Moragas L, Fernández-Aranda F, Potenza M, Jiménez-Murcia S. Do attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms influence treatment outcome in gambling disorder? Comprehensive Psychiatry 2023, 128: 152433. PMID: 37924691, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderSelf-reported ADHD symptomsADHD symptomsGambling disorderMeasures of ADHDAttention-deficit/hyperactivity symptomsPsychological treatment outcomesCognitive behavioral therapyDeficit hyperactivity disorderSelf-report instrumentTreatment outcome measuresHyperactivity disorderHyperactivity symptomsBehavioral therapySelf-reported symptomsGD severityPersonality featuresHigher psychopathologyLongitudinal studyTreatment outcomesPsychopathologyLack of researchSevere relapseSociodemographic measuresDisordersDo attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms influence treatment outcome in gambling disorder?
Vintró-Alcaraz C, Mestre-Bach G, Granero R, Gómez-Peña M, Moragas L, Fernández-Aranda F, Potenza M, Jiménez-Murcia S. Do attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms influence treatment outcome in gambling disorder? European Psychiatry 2023, 66: s58-s59. PMCID: PMC10417907, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderCognitive behavioral therapyADHD symptomsGambling disorderGD severityMeasures of ADHDSelf-reported ADHD symptomsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity symptomsPsychological treatment outcomesDeficit hyperactivity disorderSelf-report instrumentTreatment outcome measuresHyperactivity disorderHyperactivity symptomsBehavioral therapyConnecticut CouncilProblem gamblingPersonality featuresAddictive disordersHigher psychopathologyLongitudinal studyTreatment outcomesPsychopathologyLack of researchSevere relapse
2022
Age and Gender Considerations with Respect to Gambling-Disorder Severity and Impulsivity and Self-control
Mestre-Bach G, Balodis I, Steward T, Granero R, Fernandez-Aranda F, Jimenez-Murcia S, Potenza M. Age and Gender Considerations with Respect to Gambling-Disorder Severity and Impulsivity and Self-control. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2022, 21: 3330-3344. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00794-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural equation modelingSelf-Control ScaleGambling disorderGD severityGambling disorder severityHigher impulsivity levelsBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleDirect positive relationshipImpulsivity levelsImpulsiveness ScaleImpulsivityAdult samplesEquation modelingPath analysisIndirect effectsPositive relationshipConcurrent role
2021
Discrete Roles for Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Gambling Disorder
Mestre-Bach G, Steward T, Balodis I, DeVito E, Yip S, George T, Reynolds B, Granero R, Fernandez-Aranda F, Jimenez-Murcia S, Potenza M. Discrete Roles for Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Gambling Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 789940. PMID: 34950074, PMCID: PMC8689001, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.789940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWisconsin Card Sorting TestGambling disorderGD severityExperiential Discounting TaskBIS-11WCST perseverative errorsBIS-11 total scoreCard Sorting TestBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleSouth Oaks Gambling ScreenStructural equation modelingImpulsivity domainsDirect positive contributionPerseverative errorsSorting TestBehavioral measuresPadua InventoryCompulsivity measuresImpulsiveness ScaleAdult samplesImpulsivityGambling ScreenEquation modeling