摘要：AbstractThe concept of addiction has been broadened in recent years to include appetitive behaviors judged to be excessive in some sense: excessive drinking, drug-taking, gambling, eating and sexuality.Pathological gambling in often accompanied by depression, anxiety, substance use disorders or personality disorders.This article presents data of a sample of 119 pathological gamblers who were tested with SOGS, Beck Depression Inventory, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Inventory of Gambling Situations and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders.The results show that most pathological gamblers present depressive and anxiety disorders and 44,5% of them presents at least one personality disorder.
