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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 148-155 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Behaviour Change |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Single-Session Exposure Therapy for Problem Gambling : A Single-Case Experimental Design. / Tolchard, Barry; Thomas, Lyndall; Battersby, Malcolm.
In: Behaviour Change, Vol. 23, No. 2, 01.06.2006, p. 148-155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Single-Session Exposure Therapy for Problem Gambling
T2 - A Single-Case Experimental Design
AU - Tolchard, Barry
AU - Thomas, Lyndall
AU - Battersby, Malcolm
PY - 2006/6/1
Y1 - 2006/6/1
N2 - There is a paucity of treatment-outcome research for problem or pathological gambling. Single-session exposure therapy has been used successfully with a broad range of psychological disorders such as panic disorder and the phobias. This article will describe the use of single-session graded exposure to treat problem gambling with an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) gambler. Pretreatment to 6-month follow-up repeated measures showed a significant reduction in client-rated gambling severity, that is, showed a significant reduction in client-rated gambling severity (Gambling Severity Checklist [GSCL]), the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). This case demonstrates a novel intervention which is brief, convenient and accessible to the client, and which resulted in gains maintained over the medium-term. This promising single case indicates the need for further research to determine whether positive benefits are realised in larger randomised control designs.
AB - There is a paucity of treatment-outcome research for problem or pathological gambling. Single-session exposure therapy has been used successfully with a broad range of psychological disorders such as panic disorder and the phobias. This article will describe the use of single-session graded exposure to treat problem gambling with an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) gambler. Pretreatment to 6-month follow-up repeated measures showed a significant reduction in client-rated gambling severity, that is, showed a significant reduction in client-rated gambling severity (Gambling Severity Checklist [GSCL]), the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). This case demonstrates a novel intervention which is brief, convenient and accessible to the client, and which resulted in gains maintained over the medium-term. This promising single case indicates the need for further research to determine whether positive benefits are realised in larger randomised control designs.
U2 - 10.1375/bech.23.2.148
DO - 10.1375/bech.23.2.148
M3 - Article
VL - 23
SP - 148
EP - 155
JO - Behaviour Change
JF - Behaviour Change
SN - 0813-4839
IS - 2
ER -