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Implementation intentions as goal-directed plans to reduce gambling

Author(s): St Quinton, Tom
Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Year Published: 2022

Problem gambling can cause harm (e.g., depression and financial distress). Even if people really want to limit or stop gambling, they may find it hard to do so....

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Reducing erroneous gambling-related beliefs among adolescents through a probabilistic reasoning intervention

Author(s): Primi, Caterina ; Donati, Maria Anna
Journal: Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education
Year Published: 2022

Teaching probability can help reduce gambling-related cognitive distortions. Common gambling-related cognitive distortions include the illusion of control,...

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Brief screening tools for gambling-related harms in adult social care settings: A scoping review

Author(s): Forward, Cat ; Norrie, Caroline ; Bramley, Stephanie ; Wardle, Heather ; Stewart, Glenn ; Dowridge, Wesley ; Nyandu, Steven ; Parker, Jaana ; Shearer, James ; Finch, Emily ; Manthorpe, Jill
Journal: Health and Social Care in the Community
Year Published: 2022

People seeking support from social care are disproportionately affected by gambling-related harms (GRHs). However, there is not much research on which screening...

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Attempts to reduce or quit gambling among people who gamble

Author(s): Hodgins, David C. ; Williams, Robert J. ; Belanger, Yale D. ; Christensen, Darren R. ; El-Guebaly, Nady ; McGrath, Daniel S. ; Nicoll, Fiona ; Shaw, Carrie A. ; Stevens, Rhys M. G.
Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2022

This study examined past-year attempts to reduce or quit gambling among people who gamble. A total of 10,054 participants from across Canada were recruited from...

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The Gambling and Gambling Problem Perception Questionnaire as a measure of clinicians’ attitudes towards people with gambling problems

Author(s): Katayama, Munenori ; Kobara, Keiji ; Shirakawa, Norihito
Journal: Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Year Published: 2022

The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the Gambling and Gambling Problem Perception Questionnaire (GGPPQ) as a measure of healthcare professionals’...

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A systematic review of exposure therapy for gambling disorder

Author(s): Bergeron, Pierre-Yves ; Giroux, Isabelle ; Chrétien, Maxime ; Bouchard, Stéphane
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2022

Exposure therapy for gambling disorder (GD) involves exposing people to situations and cues that trigger gambling cravings or behaviours. The authors of this...

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A review of drug treatments for disordered and problem gambling

Author(s): Dowling, Nicki A. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Lubman, Dan I. ; Thomas, Shane A. ; Bowden-Jones, Henrietta ; Cowlishaw, Sean
Journal: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Year Published: 2022

This article is a systematic review of drug treatments for disordered and problem gambling. The authors found 17 randomised clinical trials comparing a drug...

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Factors that predict discontinuing online treatment for problem gambling

Author(s): Palomäki, Jussi ; Lind, Kalle ; Heiskanen, Maria ; Castrén, Sari
Journal: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2022

This study examined factors that predicted discontinuing treatment for gambling problems at pre-treatment, before halfway, and before the end of treatment. Data...

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Chinese migrants’ experiences of gambling harm in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author(s): Zhang, Wenli ; Fouché, Christa ; Adams, Peter James
Journal: Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work
Year Published: 2022

Gambling can cause harm to both the people who gamble as well as their family members or close friends. Previous research suggests that Chinese/Asian...

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Gambling despite being enrolled in a national multi-operator self-exclusion programme

Author(s): Håkansson, Anders ; Åkesson, Gunny
Journal: JMIR Mental Health
Year Published: 2022

People who want to reduce or stop gambling can enrol in self-exclusion programmes. These programmes bar people from gambling in online and/or land-based venues....

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