Problem Gambling Mental and Behavioural Disorders Pathological gambling
Conditions
Interventions
Check your gambling (CYG
www.CheckYourGambling.net).
CYG will be used as the control intervention. In the CYG, the participant completes a brief assessment and then receives a personalized feedback report whic
Hodgins et al., 2009
Diskin & Hodgins, 2009) and a trial of a self-directed relapse prevention for gambling problems (Hodgins, Currie, el-Guebaly, & Diskin, 2007). A major focus is to provide individuals with clear and c
Sponsors
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 18 years of age or older 2. Perception of a gambling problem and scoring a 3 or greater on the Problem Gambling Severity Index of the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (PGSI- CPGI; (Ferris & Wynne, 2001)) 3. Gambled at least once in the past month; not involved in treatment at present (includes Gamblers Anonymous and any medical or psychological treatment where gambling problems are addressed) 4. Willingness and ability to access a website in English (to ensure reading ability) 5. Willingness to have telephone contacts recorded 6. Willing to provide follow-up data on gambling 7. Willingness to provide the name of a collateral (family or friend) to help locate them for follow-up interviews and the name of the same or a different collateral for data validation. Use of psychiatric medications for other mental health disorders will not be an exclusion criterion, although use will be assessed and monitored as a potential treatment moderator.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Are presently involved in treatment (includes Gamblers Anonymous and any medical or psychological treatment where gambling problems are addressed)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Gambling behavior, measured using self-report questionnaires including questions on engagement in types of gambling measured both at initial assessment and follow-up (3, 6, 12 months). 2. Frequency and money spent on gambling 3. Problem gambling severity, measured using the past year Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) and the lifetime and past three month versons of the NORC DSM-IV Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) 4. Self-rated improvement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-efficacy to reduce gambling using the Gambling Abstinence Self-efficacy Scale (GASS) and self-identified goals and how successful participants think they will be 2. Psychiatric distress measured using the Kessler 10 (K10) questionnaire 3. Quality of life using the WHOQoL-8 Measured both at initial assessment and follow-up (3, 6, 12 months). | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed