Table 2.
Rates of endorsement of each DSM-IV Pathological Gambling criterion for the whole sample and by diagnosis group
| Criteria | All Gamblers (n=1,507) |
No Diagnosis (n=829) |
DSM-5 Only (n=115) |
Both Diagnoses (n=563) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoccupation with gambling | 1197 (79.8%) | 538 (65.5%) | 104 (90.4%) | 555 (98.6%) |
| Need to gamble more | 713 (47.3%) | 170 (20.5%) | 75 (65.2%) | 468 (83.1%) |
| Unsuccessful efforts to control gambling | 350 (23.2%) | 18 (2.2%) | 18 (15.7%) | 314 (55.8%) |
| Restlessness when cutting down | 366 (24.3%) | 18 (2.2%) | 20 (17.4%) | 328 (58.3%) |
| Gambling as a way to escape | 351 (23.3%) | 38 (4.6%) | 22 (19.1%) | 291 (51.7%) |
| Chasing losses | 903 (59.9%) | 305 (36.8%) | 95 (82.6%) | 503 (89.3%) |
| Lied about gambling | 570 (37.8%) | 80 (9.7%) | 47 (40.9%) | 443 (78.7%) |
| Committed illegal acts | 352 (23.4%) | 52 (6.3%) | N/A* | 300 (53.3%) |
| Jeopardized/lost a relationship/job | 382 (25.3%) | 11 (1.3%) | 16 (13.9%) | 355 (63.1%) |
| Reliance on others for money | 665 (44.1%) | 120 (14.5%) | 63 (54.8%) | 482 (85.6%) |
*
The "Illegal Acts" criterion is not included in the DSM-5 Gambling Disorder diagnosis.