New developments in gambling addiction research
DSM-IV diagnosis applies equally well for Caucasian and African-American gamblers when combined with new assessment tool (video available) (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/9861.html)
Aug. 22,
2007 --
"With African-Americans and other minority groups having both problem and pathological gambling rates that are 2-3 times higher than Caucasian gamblers, accurate diagnosis is essential to treat gambling addiction," says Renee Cunningham-Williams, Ph.D., a leading gambling addictions expert and visiting associate professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. In a first step to close this gap in care, Cunningham-Williams successfully led the development and testing of a new assessment tool, the Gambling Assessment Module, to determine the reliability of current pathological gambling disorder criteria.
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