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Community Treatment for Problem Gambling: Sex Differences in Outcome and Process

verfasst von: Tony Toneatto, Jenny Jing Wang

Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal | Ausgabe 6/2009

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Abstract

This study compared sex differences in related treatment outcomes and processes in a community sample of outpatient problem gambling treatment-seekers. Participants attended approximately seven sessions of cognitive-behavioral treatment. Women were more likely to have a history of psychiatric comorbidity, prefer non-strategic/non-skill forms of gambling, and have a more rapid progression towards a gambling problem than did men. At the 6-month post-treatment follow-up, men were found to have improved to a significantly greater degree on measures of gambling severity and rates of abstinence in comparison to women. Moreover, men rated treatment components to be more helpful, whereas women found specific gambling-related treatment interventions (e.g., identification of high-risk situations, gambling beliefs and attitudes) to be less helpful. Implications for identifying treatment needs of women seeking problem gambling treatment are discussed.

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Titel: Community Treatment for Problem Gambling: Sex Differences in Outcome and Process
verfasst von: Tony Toneatto
Jenny Jing Wang
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2009
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal / Ausgabe 6/2009
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9244-1

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