Comorbidity, Criminality, and Costs of Patients Treated for Gambling Disorder in Denmark.

ABSTRACT: Gambling disorder is associated with increased mental comorbidity, unhealthy lifestyle, criminality, and costs-of-illness, but the available evidence is mainly based on self-reported survey data. We examined the registry-recorded mental and somatic comorbidities, medication use, criminality, and costs-of-illness associated with gambling disorder. We identified individuals diagnosed with or treated for gambling disorder in hospitals or specialized treatment centers during 2013-2017 and matched them by age and sex to general population comparisons. Using individual-level healthcare and socioeconomic registries, we characterized their history of mental and somatic comorbidities, medication use, and criminality. We estimated their cost-of-illness of welfare services (direct) and lowered produc

SUBMITTER: Vestergaard SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10627974 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature