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Title
Single-Session Exposure Therapy for Problem Gambling: A Single-Case Experimental Design
Author(s)
Publication Date
2006
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008
Abstract
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.
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Behaviour Change, 23(2), p. 148-155
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication
Australia
ISSN
2049-7768
0813-4839
Peer Reviewed
Yes
HERDC Category Description
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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