Online self-guided interventions for the treatment of problem gambling

Gainsbury, Sally; Blaszczynski, Alex

doi:10.1080/14459795.2011.617764

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“…There is evidence for the effectiveness of brief interventions, including Internet-based treatment and self-help options, for other addictive behaviours including gambling (Blankers, Koeter, & Schippers, 2011;Dunn, Deroo, & Rivara, 2001;Gainsbury & Blaszczynski, 2011aHodgins, Currie, & el-Guebaly, 2001;Hodgins, Currie, el-Guebaly, & Peden, 2004;Miller & Rollnick, 1991;Toneatto et al, 2008). Brief interventions are cost-effective for gamblers and intervention service providers (Emshoff, Perkins, Zimmermans, Mooss, & Zorland, 2007), are effective at increasing motivation to change, and are convenient and timely to complete.…”

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“…Brief interventions are cost-effective for gamblers and intervention service providers (Emshoff, Perkins, Zimmermans, Mooss, & Zorland, 2007), are effective at increasing motivation to change, and are convenient and timely to complete. Furthermore, online options provide anonymity, which is important to overcome shame and stigma that often prevent people from seeking treatment (Gainsbury & Blaszczynski, 2011a.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Alternatively brief interventions can be provided outside the healthcare system through Internet self-help interventions, which have preliminary support for addressing gambling and other addictive behaviours (Babor et al, 2007;Gainsbury & Blaszczynski, 2011a;Monaghan, & Wood, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Recommendations for International Gambling Harm-Minimisation Guidelines: Comparison with Effective Public Health Policy

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Problem gambling represents a significant public health problem, however, research on effective gambling harm-minimisation measures lags behind other fields, including other addictive disorders. In recognition of the need for consistency between international jurisdictions and the importance of basing policy on empirical evidence, international conventions exist for policy on alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substances. This paper examines the evidence of best practice policies to provide recommendations for international guidelines for harm-minimisation policy for gambling, including specific consideration of the specific requirements for policies on Internet gambling. Evidence indicates that many of the public health policies implemented for addictive substances can be adapted to address gambling-related harms. Specifically, a minimum legal age of at least 18 for gambling participation, licensing of gambling venues and activities with responsible gambling and consumer protection strategies mandated, and brief interventions should be available for those at-risk for and experiencing gambling-related problems. However, there is mixed evidence on the effectiveness of limits on opening hours and gambling venue density and increased taxation to minimise harms. Given increases in trade globalisation and Gainsbury -Recommendations for international gambling harm-minimisation guidelines 2 particularly the global nature of Internet gambling, it is recommended that jurisdictions take actions to harmonise gambling public health policies.

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Section: Brief Interventionsmentioning

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“…This may be especially important for people who have work and childcare commitments, for example, as offline recovery resources accessed via treatment services are constrained by having the resources to ensure that staff are available in services, and the times of day services might be open. This finding is reported within the literature (Andrews, Cuijpers, Craske, McEvoy, & Titov, 2010;Carroll & Rounsaville, 2010;Gainsbury & Blaszczynski, 2011) and is linked to suggestions of how the offline and online domains can support each other to facilitate access to treatment and recovery resources at any time of the day, whether it be offline, daytime resources via services, or online resources when services are not open during evenings and weekends.…”

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The use of digital technology in substance misuse recovery

Dugdale¹,

Elison²,

Davies³

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“…Online interventions for disordered gamblers are a relatively new treatment option and there is a lack of empirical evidence surrounding their effectiveness [27]. Despite this, there is a significant amount of research supporting the effectiveness of online interventions for other addictions including alcohol abuse and smoking [28] [29] [30].…”

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Disordered Gambling: The Effects of a Brief, Online Cognitive Intervention in an Australian Sample

Ellison¹,

Vale²,

Ladouceur³

2017

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Cognitive processes, in particular, erroneous beliefs surrounding gambling outcomes and abilities, are thought to play an important role in the development and maintenance of disordered gambling behaviours. The current study investigated the impact of erroneous gambling-related cognitions on gambling severity and intentions to gamble, trialling a brief, online cognitive intervention designed to reduce gambling-related cognitions and intentions to gamble. One hundred and twenty one participants were randomly allocated to either an educational intervention condition or an alternative intervention (control condition). Participants in the educational intervention condition showed larger reductions in gambling-related cognitions than did participants in the control condition. The educational intervention significantly reduced erroneous cognitions from pre to post treatment, with effectiveness of the intervention increasing in those exhibiting more severe gambling behaviours.

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Online self-guided interventions for the treatment of problem gambling

Cited by 67 publications

References 101 publications

Recommendations for International Gambling Harm-Minimisation Guidelines: Comparison with Effective Public Health Policy

Recommendations for International Gambling Harm-Minimisation Guidelines: Comparison with Effective Public Health Policy

The use of digital technology in substance misuse recovery

Disordered Gambling: The Effects of a Brief, Online Cognitive Intervention in an Australian Sample

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