Should pathological gambling and obesity be considered addictive disorders? A factor analytic study in a nationally representative sample

Highlights • An addiction factor includes substance use disorders and pathological gambling. • Obesity does not load into the addiction factor. • The data are supportive of pathological gambling as addictive disorder. • Future research should investigate whether certain obesity subtypes are addictio...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence 2015-05, Vol.150, p.129-134
Main Authors: Blanco, Carlos, García-Anaya, María, Wall, Melanie, de los Cobos, José Carlos Pérez, Swierad, Ewelina, Wang, Shuai, Petry, Nancy M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive disorders
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Behavior, Addictive - diagnosis
Behavior, Addictive - epidemiology
Behavior, Addictive - psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Gambling - diagnosis
Gambling - epidemiology
Gambling - psychology
Gambling disorder
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - diagnosis
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - psychology
Pathological gambling
Prevalence
Psychiatry
Substance use disorders
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • An addiction factor includes substance use disorders and pathological gambling. • Obesity does not load into the addiction factor. • The data are supportive of pathological gambling as addictive disorder. • Future research should investigate whether certain obesity subtypes are addictions.
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.018