Male and Female Pathological Gamblers: Bet in a Different Way and Show Different XXXX .

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Although in the last years several studies comparing male and female pathological gamblers have been published, most of them have been carried out using only samples of males. The aim of this study was to investigate gender differences in a sample of subjects diagnosed with @entity11532 ( @entity11532 ) attending three specialized outpatient units. Retrospective study was carried out of 96 @entity1 (49% female and 51% male), comparing the main socio-demographic, clinical, and behavioral data. Most subjects (94%) met the criteria for @entity11532 . No significant differences between sexes were found in the severity of gambling behavior or the socio-demographic variables studied. Whereas slot machines were the main type of game for most subjects, a higher percentage of @entity1 were addicted to bingo (  2 (1, 4) = 5.19, p = .029 Cohen's d = 0.48) and had more than one type of game as a secondary addiction   2 (1, 4) = 7.63, p = .006; Cohen's d = 0.59) . @entity1 started gambling at a later age than @entity1 (t (94) = 2.95, p = .004; Cohen's d = 0.60), but developed a pattern of addiction faster ( t (94) = 2.95, p = .004; Cohen's d = -0.61) . @entity1 also had higher comorbidity with other @entity146 (  2 (1) = 7.28, p = .007; Cohen's d = 0.57), specifically with affective (  2 (1) = 11.31, p = .001; Cohen's d = 0.73) and @entity1314 (  2 (1) = 4.71, p = .030; Cohen's d = 0.45). Our results indicate the existence of differences between @entity1 and @entity1 in the pattern of gambling behavior and in @entity146 comorbidity. These aspects should be considered in the design of treatment programs for pathological gamblers.
