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Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2016

A randomized controlled trial of brief interventions for problem gambling in substance abuse treatment patients.

Nancy M Petry, Carla J Rash, Sheila M Alessi

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Dropout from face-to-face, multi-session psychological treatments for problem and disordered gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021
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  8. A systematic review of treatments for problem gambling.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017
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  15. Behavioral Addictions as Mental Disorders: To Be or Not To Be?Annual review of clinical psychology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nancy M PetryCalhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
Carla J RashCalhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
Sheila M AlessiCalhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
University of Connecticut · US

Funding

TSF to enhance treatment of cocaine dependenceP50DA009241 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI KOBER, HEDY · 1994 to 2018
$40.5M
Vulnerabilities for coping-related drinking among post-college young adultsP60AA003510 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI COVAULT, JONATHAN M · 2008 to 2017
$17.5M
VOUCHERS VS PRIZES--CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENTR01DA013444 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI ALESSI, SHEILA MARIE · 2000 to 2015
$6.2M
Interventions for Unemployed Hazardous DrinkersR01AA023502 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI ALESSI, SHEILA MARIE, RASH, CARLA J · 2015 to 2019
$3.1M
Brief Therapies for Problem Gambling Substance AbusersR01DA021567 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI PETRY, NANCY M · 2007 to 2012
$2.7M
Contingency Management for Alcohol Use DisordersR01AA021446 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI ALESSI, SHEILA MARIE · 2013 to 2016
$2.6M
NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA003510NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA021446NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA023502NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA009241NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA013444NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA021567
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study evaluated the efficacy of brief gambling treatments in patients attending substance abuse treatment clinics.

methodSubstance abuse treatment patients with gambling problems (N = 217) were randomly assigned to a 10- to 15-min brief psychoeducation gambling intervention; a 10- to 15-min brief advice intervention addressing gambling norms, risk factors, and methods to prevent additional problems; or 4 50-min sessions of motivational enhancement therapy plus cognitive behavior therapy for reducing gambling (MET + CBT). Gambling and related problems were assessed at baseline and throughout 24 months.

resultsIn the sample as a whole, days and dollars wagered and gambling problems decreased markedly from baseline through Month 5; thereafter, reductions in dollars wagered and gambling problems continued to decrease modestly but significantly, and days gambled remained constant. Brief advice significantly reduced days gambled between baseline and Month 5 relative to brief psychoeducation. The MET + CBT condition engendered no benefit beyond brief advice in terms of days gambled but did lead to more precipitous reductions in dollars gambled and problems experienced in the initial 5 months, and greater clinically significant improvements in gambling in both the short and long term. MET + CBT also resulted in initial decreases in self-reported alcohol use and problems but did not differentially impact self-reported illicit drug use or submission of positive samples.

conclusionsGambling problems tend to dissipate over time regardless of the intervention applied, but offering MET + CBT was more efficacious in decreasing gambling than providing a brief single session intervention. (PsycINFO Database Record

Indexed as

AdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingPsychotherapy, BriefSubstance-Related Disorders

Identifiers

PMID27398781
PMCPMC5036993
OpenAlexW2465115080

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