International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)

"Compared to their younger counterparts, older problem gamblers who ask casinos to bar them from returning are three to four times more likely to do so because they fear they will kill themselves if they don’t stop betting, according to a new study." - Read more

Learn about findings from a national survey in Canada by researchers Stephen C Newman, MD, MSc, and Angus H Thompson, PhD. - Read more

Reveals "gambling-related suicides have become an increasingly common phenomenon, as legalized gambling has spread across America." See footnotes provided. - Read more

"A CBC investigation into suicides in Canada has found a rise in deaths linked to gambling in Ontario." - Read more

Become familiar with this article that discusses gamblers and suicidal behaviour. Find out where to get help. - Read more

Read this 2008 study by Lia Nower of Rutgers University and Alex Blaszczynski of the University of Sydney. - Read more

Article details there is emerging evidence that gambling severity increases the risk of suicide ideation and behavior. See references provided. - Read more

Guide offers an outline of characteristics of gamblers who contemplate or attempt suicide. See "Symptoms of compulsive gambling." - Read more

Article reveals for millions of Americans, gambling addiction leads to hopeless pain and misery; for some it leads to death. Gambling-related suicides are an increasingly common phenomena as legalized gambling continues to spread throughout America. - Read more

Read this article, by Pamela Kulbardh RN, Crisis Intervention Contributor, that notes bout 80% of pathologic gamblers seriously consider suicide, and 20 to 30% actually attempt or succeed in killing themselves. - Read more

Browse to find Prevalence Rates, Risk Factors, Treatment Recommendations and References. - Read more

Study provides descriptive information about suicide ideation and attempts among pathological gamblers trying to quit and identifies predictors of suicidal ideation and attempts, with a particular emphasis on mood and substance use disorders. - Read more

Learn about this study that "aimed to describe the 12-month period prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviour in a cohort of patients with pathological gambling attending a treatment service." - Read more