2011
Stealing among high school students: prevalence and clinical correlates.
Grant JE, Potenza MN, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo DA, Desai RA. Stealing among high school students: prevalence and clinical correlates. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2011, 39: 44-52. PMID: 21389165, PMCID: PMC3671850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorConnecticutDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFemaleHumansMaleSchoolsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesTheft
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorBehavior, AddictiveConnecticutDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFemaleHealth StatusHumansMalePrevalencePsychometricsSex DistributionSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesVideo GamesConceptsProblematic gamingHealth correlatesMore externalizing behaviorsVideo game playingInternalizing symptomsHigh school studentsExternalizing behaviorsRegular cigarette smokingSerious fightNegative health correlatesGame playingIntervention strategiesGender differencesSchool studentsCorrelatesGamingHealth behaviorsHealth factorsDrug useGirlsBoysMore researchDepressionAggressionAdolescents
2009
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity Mental Health CentersComorbidityConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsSchizophrenia/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
2007
Gender differences in the associations between past-year gambling problems and psychiatric disorders
Desai RA, Potenza MN. Gender differences in the associations between past-year gambling problems and psychiatric disorders. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2007, 43: 173-183. PMID: 18080792, PMCID: PMC3700360, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-007-0283-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMental DisordersPrevalenceSex FactorsConceptsPsychiatric disordersAxis II disordersNational Epidemiological SurveyBackgroundPsychiatric disordersMajor depressionNicotine dependenceAxis IEpidemiological surveyGender differencesSubsyndromal levelsPanic disorderPast-year gambling problemsRelated disordersTreatment effortsStrong associationDisordersWomenGambling problemsPathological gamblingMenAssociationDysthymiaAimToMethodsDataAlcoholismGambling, 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAlcohol DrinkingDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFemaleGamblingHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecreationSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsOlder adultsPoor health measuresRecreational gamblingHealthy agingNational Epidemiologic SurveyRecreational gamblersProblem/pathological gamblingPathological gamblingGamblingLongitudinal studyNegative measuresCross-sectional dataRelated conditionsHealth measuresSocial activitiesEpidemiologic SurveyYounger respondentsAdultsOlder respondentsMeasuresGamblersAge groupsHealth effectsHealthAging