Instruments for diagnosis and screening of pathological gambling / Instrumentos de diagnóstico y screening del juego patológico
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v4i2.129Keywords:
Juego patológico, diagnóstico, screening, cuestionarios. / Keywords, Pathological gambling, diagnostic, questionnaires.Abstract
En la introducción se comenta la rápida expansión de la oferta de juegos de azar en España a partir de 1977 y el incremento en el número de jugadores patológicos que ha aparecido ligado a este crecimiento. También se comenta el modelo de enfermedad para este trastorno y las connotaciones que acompañan a su asunción. A continuación, se presenta la evolución de los criterios diagnósticos del juego patológico. Sigue un comentario sobre el doble uso de los instrumentos de diagnóstico o screening del juego patológico en el aspecto clínico individual y en el epidemiológico o social. Finalmente, se hace una revisión de las características y propiedades psicométricas de los instrumentos más difundidos.
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In the introduction the fast expansion of gambling in Spain from 1977 is commented as well as the increment in the number of pathological players that have appeared connected with this growth. Also the illness model for this inconvenience is commented as well the connotations that accompany to its assumption. Subsequently the evolution of the diagnostic criteria of pathological gambling is presented. A comment on the double use of the instruments to diagnosis or screening the pathological gambling for clinical applications and in the epidemiological or social research. Finally, a revision of the characteristics and psychometric properties of the most diffused instruments is presented.
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