SynthesisClinical psychology review2023
Cognitive-behavioral treatment for gambling harm: Umbrella review and meta-analysis.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mindfulness-based interventions for gambling disorder: A systematic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Pooled it
- Personalized Feedback Interventions for Indicated Prevention of Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Pooled it
- Acceptability of the content and functionality of a just-in-time adaptive intervention for gambling problems: a mixed-methods evaluation of gambling habit hacker.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Trial
- A randomized double-blind sham-controlled preliminary study of a 5-week protocol of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for gambling disorder in Indonesia.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Improvement With Virtual Behavioral Health Care for Gambling Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study.JMIR mental health · 2026Article
- Early program participation and treatment retention in outpatients with gambling disorder: a real-world retrospective study in Japan.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- PATH-G: a proposed integrative motivational-cognitive-behavioral protocol for gambling disorder. A theoretically grounded 12-week workbook-based model with maintenance and relapse components.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Outpatient psychotherapeutic treatment of gambling disorder - lessons learned from Bavaria.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Internet-based versus synchronous cognitive behavioral therapy for gambling disorder: Study protocol for a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Article
- Emerging Interventions in Behavioral Addictions: A Narrative Review of Psychedelics and Neuromodulation.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Affected Other Prevalence and Profiles: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Australian Population-Representative Gambling Study.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- Symptom Clusters in Individuals Seeking Treatment for Gambling Disorder.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- Clinical consensus statements on change techniques for gambling treatment: A Delphi study with clinicians.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Systems-Wide Initiative to Address Motivation and Expectations for Treatment on Initial Session Attendance to Outpatient Gambling Treatment.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- A mixed method study exploring similarities and differences in general and social services-specific barriers to treatment-seeking among individuals with a problematic use of alcohol, cannabis, or gambling.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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Abstract
The aim of the current umbrella review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the methodological rigor of existing meta-analyses on cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for gambling harm. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PsycINFO, and PubMed were searched for meta-analyses of CBT for gambling harm among individuals aged 18 years and older. The search yielded five meta-analyses that met inclusion criteria, representing 56 unique studies and 5389 participants. The methodological rigor for one meta-analyses was rated high, two were moderate, and two were critically low. Including only moderate- to high-quality meta-analyses, a robust variance estimation meta-analysis indicated that CBT significantly reduced gambling disorder severity (g = -0.91), gambling frequency (g = -0.52), and gambling intensity (g = -0.32) relative to minimal and no treatment control at posttreatment, suggesting 65%-82% of participants receiving CBT will show greater reductions in these outcomes than minimal or no treatment controls. Overall, there is strong evidence for CBT in reducing gambling harm and gambling behavior, and this evidence provides individuals, clinicians, managed care companies, and policymakers with clear recommendations about treatment selection.
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