@article{ref1,
title="Current suicidal ideation in treatment-seeking individuals in the United Kingdom with gambling problems",
journal="Addictive behaviors",
year="2017",
author="Ronzitti, Silvia and Soldini, Emiliano and Smith, Neil and Potenza, Marc N. and Clerici, Massimo and Bowden-Jones, Henrietta",
volume="74",
number="",
pages="33-40",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Studies show higher lifetime prevalence of suicidality in individuals with pathological gambling. However, less is known about the relationship between pathological gambling and current suicidal ideation. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: We investigated socio-demographic, clinical and gambling-related variables associated with suicidality in treatment-seeking individuals. <br><br>METHODS: Bivariate analyses and logistic regression models were generated on data from 903 individuals to identify measures associated with aspects of suicidality. <br><br>RESULTS: Forty-six percent of patients reported current suicidal ideation. People with current suicidal thoughts were more likely to report greater problem-gambling severity (p<0.001), depression (p<0.001) and anxiety (p<0.001) compared to those without suicidality. Logistic regression models suggested that past suicidal ideation (p<0.001) and higher anxiety (p<0.05) may be predictive factors of current suicidality. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the severity of anxiety disorder, along with a lifetime history of suicidal ideation, may help to identify treatment-seeking individuals with pathological gambling with a higher risk of suicidality, highlighting the importance of assessing suicidal ideation in clinical settings.<br><br>Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-4603",
doi="10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.05.032",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.05.032"
}