How many children have parents with gambling disorder – a Germany-based estimate
In Germany about 1 in 25 children has a parent with gambling disorder. Given that parental gambling disorder is an established risk factor for developing own gambling problems, more comprehensive addiction care and health policy are needed to address this issue. Integrated care and counselling offers targeting both gambling parents and their children may be a promising starting point. Special attention should be paid to separate living children in these approaches.
Authors
- Gerhard Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0082-0167)
- Larissa Schwarzkopf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9402-7700)
- Andreas M. Bickl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2333-9846)
- Nina Stefan
- Sven Buth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-1973)
Institutions
- Zimmer Biomet (Netherlands) (NL)
- University of Bremen (DE)
- Zimmer Biomet (Germany) (DE)
- National Drug Addiction Center (BG)
- Five Continents Museum (DE)
- IFT Institut für Therapieforschung (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23520-7
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00