Women in treatment for gambling disorder: What affects relapse and drop out?

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Author(s): Baño, Marta ; Mestre-Bach, Gemma ; Granero, Roser ; Fernández-Aranda, Fernando ; Gómez-Peña, Monica ; Moragas, Laura ; Del Pino-Gutiérrez, Amparo ; Codina, Ester ; Guillén-Guzmán, Eliás ; Valero-Solís, Susana ; Lara-Huallipe, Milagros Lizbeth ; Baenas, Isabel ; Mora-Maltas, Bernat ; Valenciano-Mendoza, Eduardo ; Solé-Morata, Neus ; Gálvez-Solé, Laura ; González-Bueso, Vega ; Santamaría, Juan José ; Menchón, José M. ; Jiménez-Murcia, Susana

Journal: Addictive Behaviours

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: December 14, 2021

Gambling disorder (GD) is a mental disorder where a person’s gambling causes them distress and impairment in their personal life. There are several gender differences between men and women with GD. The aim of this study was to see what factors contribute to drop out and relapse in women attending a 16-week cognitive behavioural therapy for GD. All participants were diagnosed with GD and were asked to attend weekly group therapy sessions. Out of 214 participants, 90 dropped out and 77 relapsed at least once during treatment. The researchers identified several factors that contributed to drop out and relapse. For instance, women with less severe GD but higher distress were at greater risk of dropping out. Women with less education and who did not have debt from gambling were at greater risk of relapse.

Citation: Baño, M., Mestre-Bach, G., Granero, R., Fernández-Aranda, F., Gómez-Peña, M., Moragas, L., del Pino-Gutierrez, A., Codina, E., Guillén-Guzmán, E., Valero-Solís, S., Lara-Huallipe, M. L., Baenas, I., Mora-Maltas, B., Valenciano-Mendoza, E., Solé-Morata, N., Gálvez-Solé, L., González-Bueso, V., Santamaría, J. J., Menchón, J. M., & Jiménez-Murcia, S. (2021). Women and gambling disorder: Assessing dropouts and relapses in cognitive behavioral group therapy. Addictive Behaviors, 123, Article 107085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107085

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107085

Keywords: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) ; gambling disorder ; group treatment ; interventions ; patient dropouts ; relapse ; therapy ; treatment ; women

Topics: Family and Friends ; Gambling Resources ; Information for Operators ; Information for Treatment Providers ; Prevention

Conceptual Framework Factors: Cultural - Gender ; Cultural Factors ; Gambling Resources ; Resources - Interventions

Study Design: Observational: Case Series

Geographic Coverage: Spain, Barcelona

Study Population: 214 women with gambling disorder

Sampling Procedure: Convenience sampling (women who sought treatment for gambling disorder at a hospital clinic between January 2005 and January 2019 and were enrolled in a 16-week outpatient group CBT treatment participated in the study)

Study Funding:

No funding was identified for this study.