@article{ref1,
title="A comparison of fraud to fund gambling with fraud for other reasons",
journal="Psychiatry, psychology and law",
year="2020",
author="Dougherty, E. and Staples, L. and Maclean, L. and Machart, T. and Westmore, B. and Nielssen, O.",
volume="",
number="",
pages="1-10",
abstract="In order to compare the characteristics, including diagnosed mental disorder, of people who commit fraud offences to fund gambling with those who committed fraud for other reasons, we examined a complete series of reports prepared for legal proceedings by two of the authors from between January 2002 and June 2019. A total of 160 fraud offenders were located, of whom 48 (30%) reported offending to fund gambling. Females made up 47.5% of the total sample and 43.8% of the gamblers. Of the problem gambling group, 44% had diagnoses of anxiety or depression, 44% had substance use disorder, 17% had bipolar and other psychosis, and 38% reported childhood trauma. There were no significant differences in the frequencies of diagnosis of mental illness or previous criminal convictions compared to the non-gambling group. Two thirds reported only gambling on poker machines. Only 19% of gamblers reported seeking treatment prior to being charged. © 2020, © 2020 The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1321-8719",
doi="10.1080/13218719.2020.1780644",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2020.1780644"
}