Table 1. Psychiatrists’ understanding of gambling addiction.

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
Gambling is an important public health problem	57 (51.8%)	41 (37.3%)	9 (8.2%)	3 (2.7%)	0
Gambling is an addictive disorder	39 (35.4%)	52 (47.3%)	10 (9.1%)	7 (6.4%)	1 (0.9%)
People with gambling addiction have significant psychiatric comorbidity	22 (20.0%)	53 (48.2%)	27 (24.5%)	7 (6.4%)	0
Undetected comorbid gambling problems can adversely affect mental health	21 (19.1%)	78 (70.9%)	9 (8.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0
Gambling addiction can negatively impact on family members	62 (56.4%)	46 (41.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0	1 (0.9%)