Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28639817›Full record

SynthesisPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2017

A systematic review of treatments for problem gambling.

Nancy M Petry, Meredith K Ginley, Carla J Rash

Open access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
78citing papers in PubMed, 14 pooled it
13.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 168 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. 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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  17. Betting on change: An analysis of cognitive motivational behavior therapy versus referral to gamblers anonymous for gambling disorder.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025
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18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

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.
Meredith K GinleyCalhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
Carla J RashCalhoun 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
WHO COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF HARMFUL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTIONP50AA003510 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI HESSELBROCK, VICTOR M · 1985 to 2007
$13.6M
NIAAA NIH HHS P50 AA003510NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA003510NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA009241NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gambling problems impact 0.2%-4.0% of the population, and research related to treating gambling has burgeoned in the last decades. This article reviews trials for psychosocial treatments of gambling problems. Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Standards, we identified 21 randomized trials. Eleven studies evaluated interventions delivered via multisession, in-person therapy: cognitive therapies, cognitive-behavioral (CB) therapies, and motivational interventions (MI) alone or with CB therapies. An additional 10 studies used approaches that involved 1 or fewer in-person sessions; these included workbooks with CB exercises alone or in combination with MI and brief feedback or advice interventions. Although most studies found some benefits of CB therapy (alone or combined with MI) and brief feedback or advice relative to the control condition in the short term, only a handful of studies demonstrated any long-term benefits. Nearly half the studies used waitlist controls, precluding an understanding of long-term efficacy, and standardized outcomes measures are also lacking. Populations also differ markedly across studies, from nontreatment-seeking persons who screened positive for gambling problems to those with severe gambling disorder, and these discrepant populations may require different interventions. Although problem gamblers with less pronounced symptoms may benefit from very minimal interventions, therapist contact generally improved outcomes relative to entirely self-directed interventions, and at least some therapist contact may be necessary for patients with more severe gambling pathology to benefit from CB interventions. As treatment services for gambling continue to grow, this review provides timely information on best practices for gambling treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record

Indexed as

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyMotivationMotivational InterviewingGamblingHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Identifiers

PMID28639817
PMCPMC5714688
OpenAlexW2632973095

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