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A profile of people who seek treatment for problem gambling in Ireland

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Author(s): Condron, Ita ; Lyons, Suzi ; Carew, Anne Marie

Journal: Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Year Published: 2022

Date Added: August 02, 2022

Problem gambling can have a negative impact on finances, mental health, relationships, and work. But only 7 to 12% of people with problem gambling seek treatment. This study described treated problem gambling in Ireland. The researchers used data from the Irish National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS). The NDTRS is a national database of addiction treatment in Ireland. The researchers found a total of 2999 gambling treatment episodes were entered in the database between 2008 and 2019. More than half (52.7%) reported gambling as their sole problem. But 47.3% reported problem gambling as well as other problems. Most episodes involved men (93.8%). About 20% lived with children. There were high levels of employment (35.4%) and formal education qualifications. Problem gambling often occurred with problem use of other substances (47.3%), like alcohol and cocaine. Most episodes were treated at inpatient settings (56.1%) and involved self-referral (46.3%).


Citation: Condron, I., Lyons, S., & Carew, A. M. (2022). Gambling in Ireland: Profile of treatment episodes from a national treatment reporting system. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2022.20

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2022.20

Keywords: data analytics ; gambling ; monitoring ; problem gambling ; substance use ; support services ; treatment

Topics: Comorbidities ; Gambling Resources ; Information for Treatment Providers ; Substance Use

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Psychological - Comorbid Disorders ; Psychological Factors ; Social - Social Demographics ; Social Factors ; Gambling Resources ; Resources - Interventions

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: Republic of Ireland

Study Population: The researchers found a total of 2999 gambling treatment episodes were entered in the Irish National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) between 2008 and 2019. More than half (52.7%) reported gambling as their sole problem. But 47.3% reported problem gambling as well other problems. Most were men (93.8%). Note that people could have more than one treatment episode.

Sampling Procedure: The researchers used data from the Irish National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS). The NDTRS is a national database of addiction treatment in Ireland. Treatment service providers (e.g., outpatient services, inpatient services, general practices, prisons) record information in the database.

Study Funding:

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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