What does the dsm say about gambling

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Among adults who had gambled in the last 12 months, their PGSI scores identified 5.8% as engaging in at-risk or problem gambling compared with 18.2% of those who had gambled online.People who had gambled and spent money on four or more different gambling activities in the last 12 months were more likely to engage in at-risk or problem gambling (27.8%) than those who gambled on two or three different activities (4.6%) or only one activity (1.6%).Men were more likely to be identified as engaging in at-risk or problem gambling than women (4.4% of men and 1.1% of women).According to their Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) scores, 2.8% of adults were identified as engaging in at-risk or problem gambling and 0.3% as engaging in problem gambling.10% of adults had participated in any online gambling (excluding National Lottery and other lotteries) in the last 12 months.Men (55%) were more likely than women (45%) to take part in any gambling activity. In 2021, 50% of adults had participated in a gambling activity in the last 12 months.

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