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Research: Gambling Addiction Concern for Native Americans

NEW YORK – As reported by Reuters: "Gambling addiction seems to be a particular concern for some Native Americans, with the problem often going hand in hand with other psychiatric disorders, new research indicates.

"In a study of more than 1,200 Native American and Hispanic American veterans of all ages, researchers found that 10 percent of Native Americans had had a problem with pathological gambling at some time in their lives. That compared with roughly 4 percent of Hispanic veterans.

"…Some past studies have suggested that Native Americans have higher-than-average rates of problem gambling, though those have been telephone surveys, Westermeyer noted in an interview. In addition, there has been some evidence that veterans in general may be at higher risk -- possibly as a result of combat stress or other trauma -- he added.

"In their study, reported in the American Journal of Public Health, Westermeyer and his colleagues found that Native American veterans had more than twice the rate of pathological gambling as Hispanic vets had…"

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