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Critics of the classification of compulsive gambling under the DSM-III and DSM-IV claimed that "compulsive gambling" was a misnomer and that the categorization of
pathological gambling as an impulse-control disorder--that is, as a compulsion--was a misconception.
The sample comprised individuals with
pathological gambling, a psychiatric condition that is highly comorbid with ASPD.
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The sample included 108 individuals: 71
pathological gambling patients (54 men and 17 women) who consecutively attended assessment and outpatient treatment at a
Pathological Gambling Unit in the psychiatric department of one of the general hospitals of Barcelona, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge and 37 healthy controls (20 men and 17 women).
Pathological gambling severity is associated with impulsivity in a delay discounting procedure.
The risk of
pathological gambling increases if dopamine agonists are used in those with younger age of onset, higher novelty seeking traits, and a personal and family history of alcohol misuse.