Healthy probands F63.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Pathological gamblers: using eye-tracking with examination of the eye movements, investigation of the decision-making in gambling (between low-risk or high-risk game variants), questionnaires
Sponsors
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Men and women between 18 and 65 years - fulfillment of the diagnostic criteria of pathological gambling (DSM-V) - Sufficient ability to communicate with the investigators, to answer questions in oral and written form - Ability to consent after detailed written education ("Fully Informed Consent") - informed consent has to be in written form ("Written Informed Consent") - Normal or correctable (with contact lenses) poor eyesight
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Withdrawal of the declaration of consent - alcohol intoxication (breath alcohol concentration> 0.0 ‰) - Axis I disorder according to DSM V (except: pathological gambling, nicotine addiction, mood disorders) - Currently existing manic episode - Currently existing major depressive episode - Currently existing Schizoaffective disorder - Non-correctable visual impairment - use of psychotropic drugs within the last 7 days (except: taking antidepressants if their dose was unchanged for at least 30 days). - Current substance abuse (THC, amphetamine, opiates, benzodiazepines, barbiturates and cocaine)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of choice of risky alternative in condition with and without win-concurrent stimuli | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - duration of fixation of win-concurrent cues; - Duration of fixation of risk and reward information; - pupil size in the anticipation phase; - pupil size in the reward phase; - eye blink rate | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactPatrick Bach
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim
Outcome results
None listed