Prevalence of Gambling Involvement and Gambling Disorder in Macao

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	Prevalence of Gambling Involvement and Gambling Disorder in Macao
	Wu, A. M. S.; Lai, M. H. C.; Tong, K. K.
	2013-12-01
Source Publication	The Second Asia Pacific Conference on Gambling & Commercial Gaming Research
Abstract	Macao is one of the few cities in China and Far East where gambling is legal, and Chinese people often report a high acceptance and involvement of gambling activities. An excessive, problematic gambling pattern has been regarded as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) for more than three decades (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1980). In this study, the estimated prevalence rates of such gambling disorder in Macao previously reported are reviewed. Moreover, its latest prevalence is estimated with the consideration of the major changes in the diagnostic criteria and threshold suggested in the fifth edition of DSM (DSM-5, 2013). A random, representative sample of more than 1000 Macao citizens was surveyed with a phone poll design in January of 2013. Based on this dataset, the impacts of those suggested changes on diagnostic criteria and threshold on prevalence rate and classification accuracy among Macao adults are empirically evaluated.
Keyword	Gambling Addiction Prevalence Macao
URL	View the original
Language	英語English
The Source to Article	PB_Publication
PUB ID	11085
Document Type	Conference paper
Collection	DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Corresponding Author	Wu, A. M. S.
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714	Wu, A. M. S.,Lai, M. H. C.,Tong, K. K.. Prevalence of Gambling Involvement and Gambling Disorder in Macao[C], 2013.
APA	Wu, A. M. S.., Lai, M. H. C.., & Tong, K. K. (2013). Prevalence of Gambling Involvement and Gambling Disorder in Macao. The Second Asia Pacific Conference on Gambling & Commercial Gaming Research.

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