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Symptom Clusters In Individuals Seeking Treatment For Gambling Disorder, Blaine Stiglets
Symptom Clusters In Individuals Seeking Treatment For Gambling Disorder, Blaine Stiglets
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) presents the criteria for Gambling Disorder (GD) as a unidimensional construct where each additional symptom corresponds to increased severity. Research has found that many individuals experience addiction symptoms in specific symptom clusters, with membership to one profile of symptoms or other better-representing disorder severity than raw symptom counts. This study sought to explore if similar patterns of symptom clusters exist among adults seeking treatment for gambling harms. The sample included 487 adults (Mage= 44.95) who completed the DSM-5 criteria for GD at intake. Latent …