摘要：In the last decade,there has been an increase of research interests in the studies on gambling and its implications in Hong Kong and Macau(e.g.,Cheng,2006;Lam,2004:Lam,2007;Ohtsuka & Chan,2010).The majority of these studies are prevalence studies(e.g.,Fong & Ozorio,2005,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2002;The University of Hong Kong,2005).The most recent major prevalence study was carried out by a research group in the University of Hong Kong in 2005.Using the Chinese adapted version of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual,fourth edition(DSM-Ⅳ)(American Psychiatric Association,1994)as the assessment tool,the prevalence rate for probable problem gamblers was 3.1％ and for problem pathological gamblers was 2.2％.
