Prevalence of Pathological Gambling in Quebec in 2002
@article{Ladouceur2005PrevalenceOP, title={Prevalence of Pathological Gambling in Quebec in 2002}, author={Robert Ladouceur and Christian Jacques and Serge Chevalier and Serge S{\'e}vigny and Denis Hamel}, journal={The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry}, year={2005}, volume={50}, pages={451 - 456} }
Objective: To assess gambling behaviours and the problems associated with pathological gambling among the adult population of Quebec in 2002. Method: In Phase 1 of this 2-phase study, a total sample of 8842 adults was assessed. We used the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), adapted for telephone interview, to assess one-half of the sample; the other one-half was evaluated with the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI). In the study's second phase, we compared the classifications obtained from…
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