Ilaria Cataldo , Eleonora Casonato , Ermelinda Levari , Attilio Negri , Pierluigi Simonato , Giulia Tomasi , Giovanna Branz , Aurora Coppola , Pietro Gianfranceschi , Eva Leoni , Pietro Mistretta , Martina Stefani , Miriam Vanzetta , Anna Franceschini , Gianluca Esposito , Ornella Corazza
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Abstract
The coronavirus pandemic affected the life of those suffering from addictive behaviors often confined to prolonged periods of self-isolation. To explore the variation of symptoms related to gambling, 46 outpatients of the mental health services in the Trento Province were invited to take part in a phone interview at the start of the national lockdown. Although only 2.17% increased gambling activity during this period, half of the sample (50.00%) experienced irritability, mood fluctuation (43.48%) and anxiety (39.13%). Follow-up studies should assess modifications in their behaviors that occurred after the reopening of gambling venues.