Case-Control Study on Poker Players: Study on Cognitive Mechanisms and the Specificity of Poker-related Problems. Preliminary Study for Implementing a Specific Cognitive Remediation Procedure FRESH-PEF73280-en Marie GRALL-BRONNEC Case-Control Study on Poker Players: Study on Cognitive Mechanisms and the Specificity of Poker-related Problems. Preliminary Study for Implementing a Specific Cognitive Remediation Procedure PERHAPS FRESH-PEF73280-en 73280 FRESH-PEF73280 Gaëlle BOUJU CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NANTES Epidemiology France Portal (PEF) CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NANTES null Gaëlle;BOUJU experimental study cognitive mechanisms cognitive remediation pathological gambling poker Psychiatry Addiction medicine Behavioral determinants: Addiction Socio-demographic and economic determinants Behavioral determinants To verify the existence and describe the nature of cognitive deficits (attention and emotional perception abilities as well as mental flexibility and inhibition) in pathological poker players. The long-term objective is to construct a cognitive remediation therapy programme focussing on these cognitive deficits and to test it in a clinical trial that may be put out to national or regional PHRC (clinical hospital research programme) tender. null France Pays de la Loire Individuals General population Male Young Adult (19 to 24 years) Adult (25 to 44 years) Middle Aged (45 to 64 years) Inclusion criteria: – adults younger than 60 years old – male – good understanding of French, literate – correct level of vision and hearing – Group 1 (main study): Texas Hold'em players with at least 3 months experience playing at least once a week – Group 2 (main study): Texas Hold'em players diagnosed as pathological gamblers according to DSM-5 – Groups S1 and S2 (secondary study): validation of pathological gambling diagnosis according to DSM-5 – Group 3 (secondary study): validation of problematic video game playing criteria according to PVP. Clinical data Participant-reported health data DSM-IV Electronic CRF entered through Clinsight. Quality of life/health perception Other < 500 individuals Self-administered questionnaire Psychological tests/clinical scales (depression, cognition, quality of life, etc.) Observational Study Observational Study Case-control study 150 participants (90 for the main study, 45 for the secondary study and 15 voluntary controls) Unknown Restricted access Contact the principal investigator Access on specific project only