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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2022

Longitudinal Assessment of a Manualized Group Treatment Program for Gambling Disorder: The Ohio Problem Gambling Treatment Model for Adults with Co-Occurring Disorders.

Aaron J Kruse-Diehr, Stephen R Shamblen, Matthew W Courser

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Aaron J Kruse-DiehrUniversity of Kentucky College of Public Health, 151 Washington Ave, Bowman Hall 345, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA. kruse-diehr@uky.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2952-0248
Stephen R ShamblenPacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 401 W Main St, Suite 2100, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
Matthew W CourserPacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 401 W Main St, Suite 2100, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with gambling disorder (GD) experience a host of negative psychosocial and physical health outcomes, yet few seek treatment. Of particular concern are individuals with co-occurring mental and behavioral health disorders, a group at higher risk for GD in the state of Ohio. To better serve this population, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services developed a group-based GD treatment manual for adults with co-occurring disorders. Over the course of 5 years, 353 individuals engaged in at least some of the manual's 12 weekly modules, and more than one-third (n = 122) completed the entire curriculum. Participants who completed all 12 modules completed pre-and post-tests, and after controlling for covariates, participants significantly decreased their GD symptom severity, though changes in self-esteem and gambling urges were non-significant. These findings suggest the treatment manual holds promise at reducing gambling behaviors for individuals with co-occurring disorders, but further research is warranted to explore best practices on how to intervene on the psychological antecedents to gambling in this population.

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GamblingAdultComorbidityHumansMental HealthOhioBehavioral healthCo-occurring disordersGambling disorderManualized treatment

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PMID34973141
PMCPMC9653369

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