Antidepressant prescription as a risk factor for developing gambling disorder: A longitudinal registry-based study in Norway
Depression is known to be one of the most common mental health disorders. The findings show that prior antidepressant prescription is associated with GD, which would be in accordance with the escape hypothesis because some individuals gamble to escape dysphoric feelings, such as depression. The study findings add to the existing knowledge on the temporal association of depression and GD. Furthermore, the results also have significant practical implications.
Authors
- Puneet Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-8888)
- Mark Damian Griffiths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524)
- Ståle Pallesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-0840)
- Eilin K. Erevik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8829-8571)
- Anna E. Goudriaan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8670-9384)
- Otto R.F. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6306-2239)
- Tony Mathias Leino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-4153)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- North-West University (ZA)
- NLA University College (NO)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00047
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Universitetet i Bergen
- Norges Forskningsråd