Editing Problem gambling (section)

== Long-term health impacts ==
If not treated, problem gambling may cause severe and lasting effects on an individual's life:<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Compulsive gambling - Symptoms and causes |url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/symptoms-causes/syc-20355178 |access-date=2021-11-04 |website=Mayo Clinic |language=en}}</ref>
* relationship-related issues
* problems with money, bankruptcy
* legal problems, imprisonment
* health problems
* [[suicide]], including suicidal thoughts and attempts

===Suicide rates===
A gambler who does not receive treatment for pathological gambling when in a desperation phase may contemplate [[suicide]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Paul |first=Laura |title=High Stakes: Teens Gambling with Their Futures |url=http://www.teenagerstoday.com/resources/articles/highstakes.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716202222/http://www.teenagerstoday.com/resources/articles/highstakes.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |website=Disney family.com |publisher=[[Disney]]}}</ref> Problem gambling is often associated with increased [[suicidal ideation]] and attempts compared to the general population.<ref name=":4">{{cite journal |last1=Moreyra |first1=Paula |last2=Ibáñez |first2=Angela |last3=Saiz-Ruiz |first3=Jerónimo |last4=Nissenson |first4=Kore |last5=Blanco |first5=Carlos |year=2000 |title=Review of the Phenomenology, Etiology and Treatment of Pathological Gambling |url=http://www.gjpsy.uni-goettingen.de/gjp-article-moreyra.htm |journal=German Journal of Psychiatry |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=37–52 |issn=1433-1055}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite journal |last=Volberg |first=Rachel |date=March 2002 |title=The Epidemiology of Pathological Gambling |journal=Psychiatric Annals |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=171–178 |doi=10.3928/0048-5713-20020301-06}}</ref>

Early onset of problem gambling may increase the lifetime risk of suicide.<ref name=":6">{{cite journal |last1=Kaminer |first1=Yifrah |last2=Burleson |first2=Joseph |last3=Jadamec |first3=Agnes |date=September 2002 |title=Gambling Behavior in Adolescent Substance Abuse |journal=Substance Abuse |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=191–198 |doi=10.1080/08897070209511489 |pmid=12444352 |bibcode=2002JPkR...23..191K |s2cid=45274599}}</ref> Both [[comorbid]] [[Substance use disorder|substance use]]<ref name=":7">{{cite journal |last=Kausch |first=Otto |date=December 2003 |title=Patterns of Substance Abuse Among Treatment-Seeking Pathological Gamblers |journal=Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=263–270 |doi=10.1016/S0740-5472(03)00117-X |pmid=14693255}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite journal |last1=Ladd |first1=George |last2=Petry |first2=Nancy |date=August 2003 |title=A Comparison of Pathological Gamblers with and without Substance Abuse Treatment Histories |journal=[[Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology]] |volume=11 |issue=3 |pages=202–209 |doi=10.1037/1064-1297.11.3.202 |pmid=12940499}}</ref> and comorbid mental disorders increase the risk of suicide in people with problem gambling.<ref name="Kausch">{{cite journal |last=Kausch |first=Otto |date=September 2003 |title=Suicide Attempts Among Veterans Seeking Treatment for Pathological Gambling |journal=Journal of Clinical Psychiatry |volume=64 |issue=9 |pages=1031–1038 |doi=10.4088/JCP.v64n0908 |pmid=14628978}}</ref> A 2010 Australian hospital study found that 17% of suicidal patients admitted to the [[The Alfred Hospital|Alfred Hospital]]'s emergency department were problem gamblers.<ref name=":9">{{cite news |last=Hagan |first=Kate |date=April 21, 2010 |title=Gambling linked to one in five suicidal patients |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/gambling-linked-to-one-in-five-suicidal-patients-20100420-srri.html |access-date=May 7, 2012 |work=The Age |location=Melbourne}}</ref>