Table 1.

Description of subjects (n = 141)

Gender: Male (%)	124 (87.9)
Age: Average (SD)	44.6 (12.4)
Married (%)	84 (59.6)
Educated beyond 12 years (%)	59 (41.8)
Employed (%)	109 (77.3)
Addiction-related family history (%)	15 (10.6)
(Gambling related) (%)	11 (7.86)
Psychiatric complications (%)	37 (26.2)
Age of gambling onset: average (SD)	21.3 (6.61)
Age of problem-gambling onset: average (SD)	32.3 (10.4)
Time lag: average (SD)	10.9 (8.82)
Age at first hospital visit: average (SD)	42.6 (12.4)
Duration of gambling problem (years): average (SD)	12.3 (8.17)
Primary gambling activity: Pachinko or slot machines (%)	126 (89.4)
Total amount of debt(thousand yen): average (SD)	6128 (8032)
Attempt at suicide (%)	17 (12.1)
Personal bankruptcy (%)	15 (10.6)