Emotion regulation-enhanced group treatment for gambling disorder: a non-randomized pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the association of Gambling Disorder (GD) with poor mental health, treatment options generally lack components targeting emotional difficulties. This study investigated the feasibility and acceptability of adding strategies of emotion regulation to an eight-session weekly group treatment.

Method

This non-randomized pilot study recruited 21 treatment-seeking adults with GD, (mean age = 36.3, 19% females) from addiction care. In a mixed methods design, measures of within-group changes in self-reported symptoms of GD were complemented with thematic analysis of post-treatment interviews regarding the feasibility of the treatment.

Results

Within-group scores on the Gambling Symptoms Assessment Scale (G-SAS) showed a 47% decrease (β: -0.1599, 95% CI: - 0.

SUBMITTER: Mansson V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8734318 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature