The dimensional assessment of personality in pathologic and social gamblers: the role of novelty seeking and self-transcendence
Comprehensive Psychiatry April 20, 2006 Giovanni Martinotti, Sara Andreoli, Emanuela Giametta et al. 67 citations
ObjectiveA few personality traits are characteristic of pathologic gamblers (PGs), but it is not clear if and how their personality profile differs from that of non-pathologic gamblers (non-PGs).MethodsSixty-five non-clinical subjects, differentiated into non-PGs and PGs with the means of the South Oak Gambling Screen (SOGS) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth...