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Delay Discounting in Gambling Disorder: Implications in Treatment Outcome. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11061611. [PMID: 35329937 PMCID: PMC8955705 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11061611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Impulsive choice, measured by delay discounting (DD) tasks, has been shown in patients with gambling disorders (GD). However, the impact of DD and treatment outcome has been scarcely explored in GD patients. The aims of this study were: (1) to examine the baseline association between DD and clinical variables in GD patients depending on their age and gambling preferences (strategic vs. non-strategic); and (2) to estimate the predictive role of DD on poorer outcomes of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) when considering also the effect of other clinical variables. 133 treatment-seeking male GD patients were evaluated at baseline with a DD task and measures of GD severity, personality traits and psychopathology. Treatment outcome was measured in terms of dropout from CBT and relapses. Results showed baseline associations between DD and GD severity (correlation coefficient R = 0.408 among strategic gamblers and R = 0.279 among mixed gamblers) and between DD and positive/negative urgency (R = 0.330 for the youngest patients, R = 0.244 for middle age, and around R = 0.35 for gamblers who reported preferences for strategic games). Other personality traits such as high harm avoidance and low cooperativeness were also related to DD at baseline (R = 0.606 among strategic gamblers). Regarding treatment outcome, a steeper discount rate predicted a higher risk of relapses in strategic gamblers (odds ratio OR = 3.01) and middle-age ones (OR = 1.59), and a higher risk of dropout in younger gamblers (OR = 1.89), non-strategic gamblers (OR = 1.70) and mixed gamblers (R = 4.74). GD severity mediated the associations between age, DD, personality traits and poor CBT outcome. In conclusion, impulsive choice affects treatment response in individuals with GD and may interfere with it to a significant extent. Considering DD in GD, patients seeking treatment could help control its impact on treatment adherence and relapses.
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Prevalence and Determinants of Problem Gambling among Internal Migrants in Muse, Myanmar, near the Border with China. Int J Ment Health Addict 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11469-019-00061-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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King A, Wong-Padoongpatt G, Barrita A, Phung DT, Tong T. Risk Factors of Problem Gaming and Gambling in US Emerging Adult Non-Students: The Role of Loot Boxes, Microtransactions, and Risk-Taking. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2020; 41:1063-1075. [PMID: 32822251 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2020.1803461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Video gaming and gambling have increasingly converged with one another (e.g., social casino games). For emerging adults (18-25 years old), who are already at an elevated risk for addictive disorders, this overlap in these activities may increase the likelihood of problematic involvement. At the moment, Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is being considered as a future medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the potential comorbidity between IGD and gambling disorder (GD) in emerging adults, as well as explore if problematic engagement in gaming and gambling may be explained by recent trends in video game microtransactions (e.g., loot boxes) and risk-taking behaviors. An online survey was completed by 300 emerging adult non-students (Mage = 22.79, 49% male) from across the United States. The results revealed that compared to non-gamers, problematic gamers were 6.45 times more likely to problem gamble and compared to non-gamblers, problem gamblers were 5.62 times more likely to problem game. Microtransactions were the major mechanism for the relationship between IGD and GD. Participants with higher severity levels of either disorder demonstrated a greater likelihood of purchasing microtransactions, in addition to displaying significantly less aversion towards several domains of risk-taking. These findings suggest that emerging adults with probable IGD or GD may share common risk factors and patterns of behavior that transdiagnostic treatment approaches may better serve than syndrome-specific models.
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- Anthony King
- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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What do we know about gambling-related harm affecting migrants and migrant communities? A rapid review. Addict Behav 2019; 93:180-193. [PMID: 30716593 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gambling habits, gambling norms, and problem gambling in foreign born and native populations in Denmark - A general population survey. Addict Behav Rep 2019; 9:100183. [PMID: 31193793 PMCID: PMC6542756 DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Being foreign born, i.e. not born in the reception country or belonging to an ethnic minority, has been described as a risk factor of problem gambling, although research so far has been inconclusive. Also, there is limited knowledge about whether this association is caused by differing gambling norms. The present study aimed to study whether foreign origin is associated with problem gambling, when controlling for several potential risk factors, gambling frequency and beliefs about peer gambling, i.e. gambling norms. Methods Cross-sectional web survey including 1970 adult individuals from the general population in Denmark (50% female), in April 2018. Binary analyses and hierarchical logistic regression with respect to associations between foreign origin, relevant co-factors and problem gambling. Results Problem gambling was more common in individuals with foreign origin (15 vs 10%, p = 0.01). In logistic regression, problem gambling was associated with male sex, gambling frequency, foreign origin, psychological distress, smoking, and number of gambling types used. Beliefs about peer gambling did not differ with respect to foreign origin, but were associated with problem gambling until one's own gambling frequency was entered into the model. Conclusions When controlling for a number of relevant risk factors, foreign origin still appears to predict problem gambling. Gambling patterns or gambling norms are unlikely to be the sole explanation of the increased prevalence. The findings have implications for preventive work in the foreign born population, and gambling norms may be targeted in screening for at-risk gamblers. In the population, problem gambling was more common in first or second generation immigrants. The association with problem gambling was not explained by increased gambling norms in the immigrant population instead demonstrated lower beliefs about peer gambling. Instead, immigrants demonstrated lower beliefs about peer gambling Beliefs about peer gambling were associated with own's problem gambling risk
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Del Pino-Gutiérrez A, Fernández-Aranda F, Granero R, Tárrega S, Valdepérez A, Agüera Z, Håkansson A, Sauvaget A, Aymamí N, Gómez-Peña M, Moragas L, Baño M, Honrubia M, Menchón JM, Jiménez-Murcia S. Impact of alcohol consumption on clinical aspects of gambling disorder. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2017; 26:121-128. [PMID: 26952336 DOI: 10.1111/inm.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Similarities between gambling disorder and substance use disorders have been extensively described. To date, however, few studies using large clinical samples have been carried out that reliably assess the relationship between different levels of alcohol consumption and gambling disorders. The present study aimed to assess the impact of baseline alcohol consumption levels on the clinical profile in a large sample of treatment-seeking individuals. Nine hundred and fifty-one consecutive outpatients diagnosed with gambling disorder according to DSM-IV criteria were compared after being included in three alcohol consumption groups (low risk, abuse and risk of dependence) based on their total raw scores on the AUDIT questionnaire. Results showed a high prevalence of risk of alcohol dependence in GD patients who were immigrants, unemployed, and had a low level of education. A positive linear trend was also found between alcohol consumption level and the prevalence of other current and life-time comorbid mental disorders, and for the presence of drug abuse. Statistically significant differences were found between the three alcohol consumption groups in terms of the evolution and severity of the gambling disorder, self-directedness personality trait, and levels of general psychopathology, hostility and paranoid ideation. In conclusion, the results showed an association between increased alcohol consumption and greater dysfunction.
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- Amparo Del Pino-Gutiérrez
- Nursing Department of Mental Health, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, The Nursing School of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Psychobiology and Methodology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychobiology and Methodology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nursing Department of Mental Health, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, The Nursing School of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.,Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Jiménez-Murcia S, Del Pino-Gutiérrez A, Fernández-Aranda F, Granero R, Hakänsson A, Tárrega S, Valdepérez A, Aymamí N, Gómez-Peña M, Moragas L, Baño M, Sauvaget A, Romeu M, Steward T, Menchón JM. Treatment Outcome in Male Gambling Disorder Patients Associated with Alcohol Use. Front Psychol 2016; 7:465. [PMID: 27065113 PMCID: PMC4815556 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Aims: The primary objective of this study was to analyze the association between alcohol consumption and short-term response to treatment (post intervention) in male patients with gambling disorder enrolled in a group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program. Methods: The sample consisted of 111 male individuals with a diagnosis of Gambling Disorder, with a mean age of 45 years (SD = 12.2). All participants were evaluated by a comprehensive assessment battery and assigned to CBT groups of 10–14 patients attending 16 weekly outpatient sessions lasting 90 min each. Results: The highest mean pre- and post-therapy differences were recorded for the alcohol risk/dependence group on the obsessive/compulsive and anxiety dimensions of the SCL-90-R. As regards the presence of relapses and dropouts over the course of the CBT sessions, the results show a significant association with moderate effect size: patients with risk consumption or alcohol dependence were more likely to present poor treatment outcomes. Conclusions: Alcohol abuse was frequent in GD, especially in patients with low family income and high accumulated debts. High levels of somatization and high overall psychopathology (measured by the SCL-90-R) were associated with increased risk of alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse was also associated with poor response to treatment.
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- Susana Jiménez-Murcia
- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELLBarcelona, Spain; Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIBarcelona, Spain; Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELLBarcelona, Spain; Nursing Department of Mental Health, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, Nursing School, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELLBarcelona, Spain; Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIBarcelona, Spain; Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIBarcelona, Spain; Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia, Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Lund, Sweden
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- Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Addictology and Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital Nantes, France
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- Nursing Department of Mental Health, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, Nursing School, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELLBarcelona, Spain; Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIBarcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELLBarcelona, Spain; Departament of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain; CIBER Salud Mental, Instituto Carlos IIIBarcelona, Spain
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Sauvaget A, Jiménez-Murcia S, Fernández-Aranda F, Fagundo AB, Moragas L, Wolz I, Veciana De Las Heras M, Granero R, Del Pino-Gutiérrez A, Baño M, Real E, Aymamí MN, Grall-Bronnec M, Menchón JM. Unexpected online gambling disorder in late-life: a case report. Front Psychol 2015; 6:655. [PMID: 26074835 PMCID: PMC4444736 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background: The lifetime prevalence of problem or Gambling disorder (GD) in the elderly (i.e., those over 60 years old) is reported to range from 0.01 to 10.9%. Research has identified several specific risk factors and vulnerabilities in the elderly. Since the late 1990s, an increase in online GD has been observed in the youth population, whereas casinos, slot machines, and bingo seem to be the activities of choice among the elderly. Interestingly, online GD has not been described in the elderly to date. Case Description: We report an 83-year-old man who started online casino gambling from the age of 80 years, leading to debts that exceeded €30,000. He underwent a full clinical and neuropsychological assessment, without any evidence of cognitive impairment or any associated neurodegenerative disease. However, he had risk factors for GD, including adjustment disorder, stressful life events, previous offline casino GD when 50 years old, and dysfunctional personality traits. The change to online GD may have been due to his isolation, movement difficulties, and his high level of education, which facilitated his access to the Internet. Care management focused on individual cognitive-behavioral therapy. Conclusion: The prevalence of online GD may be underestimated among the elderly, and may increase among isolated old people with movement difficulties and ready access to the Internet. However, late-life GD should be considered a diagnosis of elimination, requiring a full medical, psychiatric (including suicide risk), and cognitive assessment. Specific therapeutic approaches need to be proposed and developed.
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- Anne Sauvaget
- Addictology and Liaison Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital Nantes, France ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain ; Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Perinatal Nursing, University School of Nursing, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain
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- Addictology and Liaison Psychiatry Department, Nantes University Hospital Nantes, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain ; CIBER Salud Mental, Instituto de Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain
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