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Anders Håkansson1, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Jose M Menchón
1Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden (AH); Gambling Disorder Unit, Malmö Addiction Center, Malmö, Sweden (AH); CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (FFA, SJM); Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain (FFA, JMM, SJM); Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (FFA, JMM, SJM); CIBER Salud Mental (CIBERSam), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (JMM); Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (MNP); The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Wethersfield, CT (MNP); The Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT (MNP); Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT (MNP); and Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (MNP).
Abstract:
: The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to worsen mental health problems in the general population, including increasing engagement in addictive behaviors. Here, we describe observations suggesting that the current crisis and its sequelae may worsen problem gambling. The current pandemic may impact financial and psychological well-being due to social isolation during spatial distancing, and these stressors in conjunction with substantial changes in gambling markets (land-based, online) during the pandemic may significantly influence gambling behaviors. This situation calls for rapid research initiatives in this area and preventive and regulatory measures by multiple stakeholders.
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