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Evidence-based interventions to address problem/disordered gambling among people experiencing homelessness

Author(s): Matheson, Flora I. ; Hahmann, Tara E. ; McLuhan, Arthur ; Woodhall-Melnik, Julia ; Zafar, Shahroze
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2024

Homelessness and problem/disordered gambling (PDG) are serious social and public health issues. PDG is more prevalent in people experiencing homelessness. The...

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Gambling harms and coping with marginalization and inequality: Marginalization, isolation and criminalization in Great Britain

Author(s): Martin, Imogen ; Trégan, Florence ; Bennetto, Robyn ; Cottis Black, Olivia ; Brearley-Bayliss, Hannah ; Sawdon, Emily ; Dinos, Sokratis
Publisher: National Centre for Social Research
Year Published: 2024

This report from the United Kingdom's National Centre for Social Research includes findings from the results of six scoping reviews, to summarize existing...

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Factors linked to chronic homelessness among U.S. military veterans with gambling disorder

Author(s): Stefanovics, Elina A. ; Potenza, Marc N. ; Szymkowiak, Dorota ; Tsai, Jack
Journal: Journal of Psychiatric Research
Year Published: 2023

This study analyzed how common chronic homelessness is among U.S. veterans with gambling disorder (GD). This study also identified factors associated with...

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Rates of problem gambling and gambling disorder among people experiencing homelessness

Author(s): Deutscher, Karl ; Gutwinski, Stefan ; Bermpohl, Felix ; Bowden-Jones, Henrietta ; Fazel, Seena ; Schreiter, Stefanie
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Previous research has found that people who experience homelessness are more likely to also experience gambling problems. The authors did a systematic review to...

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An international review of the prevalence of gambling and homelessness

Author(s): Vandenberg, Brian ; Livingstone, Charles ; Carter, Adrian ; O'Brien, Kerry
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2021

This article reviewed 45 studies on the co-occurrence of gambling and homelessness from 12 different countries. These studies show that people who experience...

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Many women who visit homeless shelters and drop-in services have experienced problem gambling

Author(s): Matheson, Flora I. ; Dastoori, Parisa ; Hahmann, Tara E. ; Woodhall-Melnik, Julia ; Guilcher, Sara J.T. ; Hamilton-Wright, Sarah
Journal: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Year Published: 2021

Researchers found a link between problem gambling and homelessness in men. However, less research has looked at problem gambling and homelessness in women. This...

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Gambling and homelessness among older people: An exploratory study

Author(s): Vandenberg, Brian ; O'Brien, Kerry ; Livingstone, Charles ; Carter, Adrian
Publisher: Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
Year Published: 2020

This report explores links between gambling and homelessness in older adults. Homelessness is one of the most severe gambling harms. Older adults seem to be...

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Problem gambling among homeless clinic attenders in Australia

Author(s): Machart, Toby ; Cooper, Lucy ; Jones, Naidene ; Nielssen, Amelia ; Doughty, Erin ; Staples, Lauren ; Nielssen, Olav
Journal: Austalasian Psychiatry
Year Published: 2020

Problem gambling is when someone experiences harm because of their gambling behaviour. People with problem gambling may lose substantial money to gambling. This...

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The relationship between gambling and homelessness

Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2019

This review looks at the relationship between gambling and homelessness. Gambling in the homeless population is quite prevalent. The relationship is...

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Understanding how gambling problems affect people who are homeless

Author(s): Bramley, Stephanie ; Norrie, Caroline ; Manthorpe, Jill
Year Published: 2018

Some evidence suggests that people who are homeless are much more likely to have gambling problems than the general public in the United Kingdom (UK). Gambling...

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