Neuropsychological characteristics and personality traits in pathological gambling.

Ms. Forbush is a graduate fellow in the Department of Psychology at The University of Iowa in Iowa City. Ms. Shaw is clinical trials coordinator in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Iowa. Ms. Graeber is a graduate student in the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations at The University of Iowa. Ms. Hovick is a graduate student at the Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Ms. Meyer is a clinical trials coordinator in Advanced Phase Research at Comprehensive NeuroScience, Inc., in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Dr. Moser is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Iowa. Dr. Bayless is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Iowa. Dr. Watson is a professor in the Department of Psychology at The University of Iowa. Dr. Black is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Iowa. Faculty Disclosures: Drs. Bayless, Moser, and Watson and Mses. Forbush, Graeber, Hovick, Meyer, and Shaw do not have an affiliation with or financial interest in any organization that might pose a conflict of interest. Dr. Black receives grant/research support from Forest and Shire; is on the speaker’s bureau of Pfizer; and is a consultant to Forest and Jazz. Portions of this manuscript were presented at the 21st National Conference on Problem Gambling Prevention, Research, Recovery, and Treatment in Kansas City, Missouri, June 8–10, 2007. Funding/Support: This work was supported in part by National Institute on Drug Abuse grant DA021361 awarded to Dr. Black. Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank Jessica Schlinder, BS, for her assistance with data entry and participant recruitment, Mary Noonan, PhD, for her assistance with statistical analyses, as well as Crystal E. Edler, MA, and Alissa A. Haedt, MA, for their editorial comments. Submitted for publication: December 13, 2007; Accepted for publication: March 6, 2008. Please direct all correspondence to: Kelsie T. Forbush, MA, The University of Iowa, Department of Psychology, W506 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52245; Tel: 319-6217286; E-mail: kelsie-forbush@uiowa.edu. ABSTRACT