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| Date: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Aims: The primary objective of this study was to analyze the association between alcohol consumption and short-term response to treatment (post intervention) in male patients with gambling disorder enrolled in a group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program. Methods : The sample consisted of 111 male individuals with a diagnosis of Gambling Disorder, with a mean age of 45 years (SD = 12. 2). All participants were evaluated by a comprehensive assessment battery and assigned to CBT groups of 10-14 patients attending 16 weekly outpatient sessions lasting 90 min each. Results : The highest mean pre- and post-therapy differences were recorded for the alcohol risk/dependence group on the obsessive/compulsive and anxiety dimensions of the SCL-90-R. As regards the presence of relapses and dropouts over the course of the CBT sessions, the results show a significant association with moderate effect size: patients with risk consumption or alcohol dependence were more likely to present poor treatment outcomes. Conclusions: Alcohol abuse was frequent in GD, especially in patients with low family income and high accumulated debts. High levels of somatization and high overall psychopathology (measured by the SCL-90-R) were associated with increased risk of alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse was also associated with poor response to treatment. |
| Grants: | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PSI2011-28349 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad PSI2014-56303 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2009/SGR-1554 Instituto de Salud Carlos III FIS-PI14/290 |
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| Language: | Anglès |
| Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Subject: | Alcohol abuse ; Gambling disorder ; Personality ; Treatment response ; At-risk drinking |
| Published in: | Frontiers in psychology, Vol. 7 (march 2016) , ISSN 1664-1078 |
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