Gambling, suicide and mental health treatment utilisation in Wales: case-control, whole-population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gambling-related harm is a global public health concern. Suicide mortality is increased among people who experience gambling harm, and people who die by suicide often have contact with mental health treatment services in the months preceding their death.

Aims

To assess via a case-control study how gambling diagnosis predicts suicidal death and mental healthcare utilisation using linked routinely collected healthcare data.

Method

We linked the Welsh Longitudinal General Practice Dataset, Annual District Death Extract, Patient Episode Database for Wales, and Outpatient Appointments Dataset Wales using the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank. A sample of individuals with gambling diagnosis who died by suicide and an age- and sex-matched compa

SUBMITTER: Jones M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12529343 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature