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Treatment and Support remains at the heart of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms In Great Britain as one of the two strategic priorities.

Greo conducted a rapid evidence review of the effectiveness of different problem gambling treatments for different groups. The full report, Effective Treatment and Support for Problem Gambling, was published in 2020.

To explore the usage of, and demand for, treatment and support services among women who gamble and who are affected by another’s gambling, GambleAware published Women in Focus: A secondary data analysis of the Gambling Treatment and Support study, in 2020.

To better understand what forms of treatment work best for whom, and under what circumstances, Greo is continually reviewing new research publications on gambling treatment and creating plain-language research snapshots of new research findings.

Treatment screening, referral, and access

Referrals and treatment services for gambling disorder in Ireland (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
Screening for problem gambling in community and healthcare settings (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
The effect of stigma on treating gambling disorders (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
Treatment of problem gambling in the criminal justice system in Canada (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Evaluation of the Ohio Problem Gambling Treatment Model for Adults with Co‑Occurring Disorders (Greo Research Snapshot, 2022)
Women in treatment for gambling disorder: What affects relapse and drop out? (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
Cognitive boosting interventions in the treatment of addictions (Greo Knowledge Snapshot, 2021)
Development of a meta-cognitive training program for people with gambling problems (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
Three patterns of recovery after cognitive behavioural therapy among young men with gambling disorder (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
Evaluating an online behavioural activation program for depression and problem gambling: Stakeholder perspectives (Greo Research Snapshot, 2019)

Motivational interventions

Motivational interviewing for problem gambling at a community-based service and the effects of practitioner behaviours (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
A brief intervention to reduce gamblers’ distress and motivate them to start treatment (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)

Remote and self-help interventions

How do peers on self-help forums assist in abstinence from gambling? (Greo Research Snapshot, 2022)
The use of behavioural change techniques in problem gambling prevention mobile applications (Greo Research Snapshot, 2022)
Internet-based treatments can be effective at treating problem gambling (Greo Knowledge Snapshot, 2021)
Mobile health apps for problem gambling that are available in Australia (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
Comparing guided and unguided internet-based gambling interventions (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
Evaluation of a self-guided internet-based intervention for gambling problems (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
Evaluating a real-time intervention delivered through smartphone for managing gambling cravings (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
An overview of cell phone apps for people with problem gambling in Australia (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
The experiences of people attending a gambling self-help group in Norway (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
Exploring the topics on an online gambling support forum (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
An evaluation of the Norwegian remote intervention programme for problem gambling (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)

Treatment involving concerned significant others

An international study of self-help strategies used by people who are affected by someone else’s gambling (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)
A review of family-focused interventions for addictions (Greo Knowledge Snapshot, 2021)
Exploring family members' experiences with and reasons for wanting online gambling treatment services (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
The 5-Step intervention may support families in India who have relatives with gambling disorder (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
E-mental health programme for people who are affected by others' gambling problems (Greo Research Snapshot, 2019)

Residential treatment

An evaluation of a residential addiction treatment program in Hong Kong (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)

Pharmacological treatments

Demographic and clinical factors that predict response to drug treatment and placebo in gambling disorder (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)

Brain stimulation

A review of non-invasive brain stimulation as a treatment for gambling disorder (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
Non-invasive brain stimulation may help treat gambling disorder: A review (Greo Knowledge Snapshot, 2020)

Gamblers Anonymous

Attending Gamblers Anonymous online during COVID-19 (Greo Research Snapshot, 2021)

Emerging treatment modalities

A case series study of U.S. veterans receiving a mindfulness intervention for gambling disorder (Greo Research Snapshot, 2022)
What are the benefits and limitations of contingency management?: Perspectives of gambling treatment providers (Greo Research Snapshot, 2022)
Chatbot-based intervention may help reduce problem gambling (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
Brief intervention may be useful at reducing ex-offenders’ gambling behaviour (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)
The development and evaluation of the Recovery Index for Gambling Disorder (RIGD) (Greo Research Snapshot, 2020)

See Greo's full collection of Research Snapshots on gambling treatments.

See our Current Projects page for all National Strategy research projects currently in progress.