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ICBT for Pathological Gamblers – Involving Concerned Significant Others in Treatment

Year: 2015

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Problem gambling is a public health concern with prevalence rates at 2 %. Problem gambling also severely affect concerned significant others (CSOs). Several studies have investigated the effect of individual treatments based on cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), but there is a shortage in studies on the effect of involving CSOs in treatment. This study aims to compare an intervention based on behavioral couples therapy (BCT) involving a CSO with an individual CBT treatment to determine their relative efficacy. BCT has shown promising results in working with substance abuse, but this is the first time it is used as an intervention for problem gambling. Both interventions will be Internet-delivered and participants will receive e-mail and telephone support. This presentation will focus on the preliminary results from our pilot study as well as our study protocol for our RCT study.

Source: KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Authors: Anders Nilsson, Kristoffer Magnusson, Per Carlbring, Gerhard Andersson, Clara Hellner Gumpert

Language: English

Topic: Gambling Behavior and Treatments

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2173063402

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