2010
Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming
Desai RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo D, Potenza MN. Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming. Pediatrics 2010, 126: e1414-e1424. PMID: 21078729, PMCID: PMC3678538, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic gamingHealth correlatesMore externalizing behaviorsVideo game playingInternalizing symptomsHigh school studentsExternalizing behaviorsRegular cigarette smokingSerious fightNegative health correlatesGame playingIntervention strategiesGender differencesSchool studentsCorrelatesGamingHealth behaviorsHealth factorsDrug useGirlsBoysMore researchDepressionAggressionAdolescents
2007
Gambling, Health, and Age: Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Desai RA, Desai MM, Potenza MN. Gambling, Health, and Age: Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2007, 21: 431-440. PMID: 18072825, DOI: 10.1037/0893-164x.21.4.431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsPoor health measuresRecreational gamblingHealthy agingNational Epidemiologic SurveyRecreational gamblersProblem/pathological gamblingPathological gamblingGamblingLongitudinal studyNegative measuresCross-sectional dataRelated conditionsHealth measuresSocial activitiesEpidemiologic SurveyYounger respondentsAdultsOlder respondentsMeasuresGamblersAge groupsHealth effectsHealthAging
1997
Subjective ratings of emotional health as a risk factor for major depression in a community sample
Hoff R, Bruce M, Kasl S, Jacobs S. Subjective ratings of emotional health as a risk factor for major depression in a community sample. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1997, 170: 167-172. PMID: 9093508, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.170.2.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionEpidemiologic Catchment AreaEmotional healthEpisodes of depressionOutcomes of interestPhysical health outcomesIncident episodesRisk factorsPossible confoundersIndependent riskPsychiatric outcomesHealth outcomesSubjective ratingsDepressionOutcomesCommunity sampleAccurate predictorRiskHealthEpisodesAssociation