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. 1991 Sep;7(3):249-54.
doi: 10.1007/BF01019876.

Suicidal behavior among members of Gamblers Anonymous

M L Frank  1 , D Lester, A Wexler
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Suicidal behavior among members of Gamblers Anonymous

M L Frank et al. J Gambl Stud. 1991 Sep.

Abstract

A national sample of 500 members of Gamblers Anonymous was surveyed by mail in order to gather information on suicidal history. One hundred sixty two usable surveys were returned representing 32.4% of the original sample. Compulsive gamblers who had a history of suicidal preoccupation began gambling at an earlier age than nonsuicidal gamblers and were more likely to have stolen to support their gambling. They also tended to have addicted relatives and children more than nonsuicidal gamblers did. The data suggest that those gamblers who had been suicidal tend to be more serious gamblers than nonsuicidal respondents.

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