Pathological Gambling: Diagnosis & Treatment

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Dorey, L., McGarrigle, J., May, R., Hoon, A. E., & Dymond, S. (2022). Client Views of Contingency Management in Gambling Treatment: A Thematic Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(24), 17101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417101

García-Castro, J., Cancela, A., & Cárdaba, M. A. M. (2022). Neural cue-reactivity in pathological gambling as evidence for behavioral addiction: a systematic review. Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 1-12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03915-0

Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Coffie, D., Abiaw, M. O., Hayford, P., Martey, J. O., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2022). Prevalence, predictors and consequences of gambling on Children in Ghana. BMC public health, 22(1), 2248. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14750-0

Lara-Huallipe, M. L., Granero, R., Fernández-Aranda, F., Gómez-Peña, M., Moragas, L., Del Pino-Gutierrez, A., Valenciano-Mendoza, E., Mora-Maltas, B., Baenas, I., Etxandi, M., Menchón, J. M., & Jiménez-Murcia, S. (2022). Clustering Treatment Outcomes in Women with Gambling Disorder. Journal of gambling studies, 38(4), 1469-1491. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10092-5

Månsson, V., Samuelsson, E., Berman, A. H., & Nilsson, A. (2022). Treatment for problem gambling and counselors' perception of their clinical competence: a national web survey in Sweden. Addiction science & clinical practice, 17(1), 70. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-022-00347-w

Moñino-García, M., Ballesta, M., Huerta, J. M., Correa-Rodríguez, J. F., Cabrera-Castro, N., Llorens, N., & Chirlaque-López, M. D. (2022). The Adolescent Problem Gambling Prevalence Associated with Leisure-Time Activities and Risky Behaviors in Southern Spain. International journal of mental health and addiction, 1-15. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00950-7

Moreira, D., Azeredo, A., & Dias, P. (2023). Risk Factors for Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review. Journal of gambling studies, 39(2), 483-511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10195-1

Nower, L., Blaszczynski, A., & Anthony, W. L. (2022). Clarifying gambling subtypes: the revised pathways model of problem gambling. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 117(7), 2000-2008. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15745

Pietrek, A., Kangas, M., Kliegl, R., Rapp, M. A., Heinzel, S., van der Kaap-Deeder, J., & Heissel, A. (2022). Basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration in major depressive disorder. Frontiers in psychiatry, 13, 962501. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.962501

Stavropoulos, V., Monger, K., Zarate, D., Prokofieva, M., & Schivinski, B. (2022). Online Gambling Disorder Questionnaire (OGD-Q): An item r'esponse theory examination. Addictive behaviors reports, 16, 100449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100449

Thurm, A., Satel, J., Montag, C., Griffiths, M. D., & Pontes, H. M. (2023). The Relationship Between Gambling Disorder, Stressful Life Events, Gambling-Related Cognitive Distortions, Difficulty in Emotion Regulation, and Self-Control. Journal of gambling studies, 39(1), 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10151-5

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Allami, Y., Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., Carbonneau, R., & Tremblay, R. E. (2018). Identifying at-risk profiles and protective factors for problem gambling: A longitudinal study across adolescence and early adulthood. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 32(3), 373–382.

Ashrafioun, L., & Rosenberg, H. (2012). Methods of assessing craving to gamble: A narrative review. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26(3), 536–549.

Canale, N., Cornil, A., Giroux, I., Bouchard, S., & Billieux, J. (2019). Probing gambling urge as a state construct: Evidence from a sample of community gamblers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 33(2), 154–161.

Corbin, W. R., & Cronce, J. M. (2017). Effects of alcohol, initial gambling outcomes, impulsivity, and gambling cognitions on gambling behavior using a video poker task. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 25(3), 175–185.

Dash, G. F., Slutske, W. S., Martin, N. G., Statham, D. J., Agrawal, A., & Lynskey, M. T. (2019). Big Five personality traits and alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and gambling disorder comorbidity. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 33(4), 420–429.

Farstad, S. M., & von Ranson, K. M. (2021). Binge eating and problem gambling are prospectively associated with common and distinct deficits in emotion regulation among community women. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 53(1), 36–47.

Gavriel-Fried, B., Moretta, T., & Potenza, M. N. (2020). Associations between recovery capital, spirituality, and DSM–5 symptom improvement in gambling disorder. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(1), 209–217.

Gavriel-Fried, B., & Lev-el, N. (2020). Mapping and conceptualizing recovery capital of recovered gamblers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 90(1), 22–36

Gray, H. M., Louderback, E. R., LaPlante, D. A., Abarbanel, B., Kraus, S. W., & Bernhard, B. J. (2021). Who holds a shared responsibility view of minimizing gambling harm? Results from a multiwave survey of casino gamblers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication.

Green, K. E., Archey, M. L., & Barton, O. R. (2018). Evaluating biofeedback training in conjunction with a cognitive–behavioral intervention for adults with impulse control deficits: A pilot study. Practice Innovations, 3(2), 123–137.

Grubbs, J. B., & Rosansky, J. A. (2020). Problem gambling, coping motivations, and positive expectancies: A longitudinal survey study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 414–419.

Hammond, C. J., Shirk, S. D., Foster, D. W., Potenza, N. B., Kraus, S. W., Mayes, L. C., Hoff, R. A., & Potenza, M. N. (2020). Cannabis use, problem-gambling severity, and psychiatric disorders: Data from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(1), 230–241.

Holding, A. C., Verner-Filion, J., Lalande, D., Schellenberg, B. J. I., & Vallerand, R. J. (2021). The roles of need satisfaction and passion in symptoms of behavioral addiction: The case of video gaming and gambling. Motivation Science, 7(3), 345–355.

Hutchison, P., Cox, S., & Frings, D. (2018). Helping you helps me: Giving and receiving social support in recovery groups for problem gamblers. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 22(4), 187–199.

King, S. M., Keyes, M., Winters, K. C., McGue, M., & Iacono, W. G. (2017). Genetic and environmental origins of gambling behaviors from ages 18 to 25: A longitudinal twin family study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(3), 367–374.

Kim, H. S., Sears, C. R., Hodgins, D. C., Ritchie, E. V., Kowatch, K. R., & McGrath, D. S. (2021). Gambling-related psychological predictors and moderators of attentional bias among electronic gaming machine players. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication.

Kvam, P. D., Romeu, R. J., Turner, B. M., Vassileva, J., & Busemeyer, J. R. (2021). Testing the factor structure underlying behavior using joint cognitive models: Impulsivity in delay discounting and Cambridge gambling tasks. Psychological Methods, 26(1), 18–37.

LaBrie, R. A., Peller, A. J., LaPlante, D. A., Bernhard, B., Harper, A., Schrier, T., & Shaffer, H. J. (2012). A brief self-help toolkit intervention for gambling problems: A randomized multisite trial. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82(2), 278–289.

LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Understanding the influence of gambling opportunities: Expanding exposure models to include adaptation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(4), 616–623.

Ledgerwood, D. M. (2020). Nancy Petry’s impact on the gambling disorder field: Mechanisms, treatment, and the DSM–5. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(1), 194–200.

Leonard, C. A., Williams, R. J., & McGrath, D. S. (2021). Gambling fallacies: Predicting problem gambling in a national sample. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication.

Lévesque, D., Sévigny, S., Giroux, I., & Jacques, C. (2017). Gambling-Related Cognition Scale (GRCS): Are skills-based games at a disadvantage? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(6), 647–654.

Louderback, E. R., LaPlante, D. A., Currie, S. R., & Nelson, S. E. (2021). Developing and validating lower risk online gambling thresholds with actual bettor data from a major Internet gambling operator. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication.

Magnusson, K., Nilsson, A., Andersson, G., Hellner, C., & Carlbring, P. (2019). Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for significant others of treatment-refusing problem gamblers: A randomized wait-list controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(9), 802–814.

Martin, R. J., Usdan, S., Nelson, S., Umstattd, M. R., LaPlante, D., Perko, M., & Shaffer, H. (2010). Using the theory of planned behavior to predict gambling behavior. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 24(1), 89–97.

Nower, L., & Blaszczynski, A. (2017). Development and validation of the Gambling Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(1), 95–109.

Peter, S. C., Whelan, J. P., Pfund, R. A., & Meyers, A. W. (2021). Can motivational messages engage individuals at-risk for gambling disorder in an online assessment? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(1), 124–131.

Petry, N. M., Ginley, M. K., & Rash, C. J. (2017). A systematic review of treatments for problem gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(8), 951–961.

Petry, N. M. (2012). Discounting of probabilistic rewards is associated with gambling abstinence in treatment-seeking pathological gamblers. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 121(1), 151–159.

Petry, N. M., Ammerman, Y., Bohl, J., Doersch, A., Gay, H., Kadden, R., Molina, C., & Steinberg, K. (2006). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for pathological gamblers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(3), 555–567.

Pfund, R. A., Peter, S. C., Whelan, J. P., Meyers, A. W., Ginley, M. K., & Relyea, G. (2020). Is more better? A meta-analysis of dose and efficacy in face-to-face psychological treatments for problem and disordered gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(5), 557–568.

Pickering, D., Blaszczynski, A., & Gainsbury, S. M. (2021). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Recovery Index for Gambling Disorder (RIGD). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(4), 472–485.

Quinn, C. A., Archibald, K., Nykiel, L., Pocuca, N., Hides, L., Allan, J., & Moloney, G. (2019). Does self-efficacy moderate the effect of gambling advertising on problem gambling behaviors? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 33(5), 503–509.

Ring, P., Probst, C. C., Neyse, L., Wolff, S., Kaernbach, C., van Eimeren, T., Camerer, C. F., & Schmidt, U. (2018). It’s all about gains: Risk preferences in problem gambling. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147(8), 1241–1255.

Quinn, C. A., Archibald, K., Nykiel, L., Pocuca, N., Hides, L., Allan, J., & Moloney, G. (2019). Does self-efficacy moderate the effect of gambling advertising on problem gambling behaviors? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 33(5), 503–509.

Rodda, S. N., Bagot, K. L., Cheetham, A., Hodgins, D. C., Hing, N., & Lubman, D. I. (2019). "Types of change strategies for limiting or reducing gambling behaviors and their perceived helpfulness: A factor analysis." Correction to Rodda et al. (2018). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 33(2), 138.

Schneider, L. H., Pawluk, E. J., Milosevic, I., Shnaider, P., Rowa, K., Antony, M. M., Musielak, N., & McCabe, R. E. (2021). The Diagnostic Assessment Research Tool in action: A preliminary evaluation of a semistructured diagnostic interview for DSM-5 disorders. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication.

Séguin, M., Boyer, R., Lesage, A., McGirr, A., Suissa, A., Tousignant, M., & Turecki, G. (2010). Suicide and gambling: Psychopathology and treatment-seeking. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 24(3), 541–547.

Stenseng, F., Falch-Madsen, J., & Hygen, B. W. (2021). Are there two types of escapism? Exploring a dualistic model of escapism in digital gaming and online streaming. Psychology of Popular Media, 10(3), 319–329.

Stenstrom, E., & Saad, G. (2011). Testosterone, financial risk-taking, and pathological gambling. Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, 4(4), 254–266.

Sylvain, C., Ladouceur, R., & Boisvert, J.-M. (1997). Cognitive and behavioral treatment of pathological gambling: A controlled study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65(5), 727–732.

Verbruggen, F., Chambers, C. D., Lawrence, N. S., & McLaren, I. P. L. (2017). Winning and losing: Effects on impulsive action. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 43(1), 147–168.

Wang, L., Tian, M., Zheng, Y., Li, Q., & Liu, X. (2020). Reduced loss aversion and inhibitory control in adolescents with internet gaming disorder. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(3), 484–496.

Werner, K. B., Cunningham-Williams, R. M., Ahuja, M., & Bucholz, K. K. (2020). Patterns of gambling and substance use initiation in African American and White adolescents and young adults. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 382–391.

White, C. M., Gummerum, M., & Hanoch, Y. (2018). Framing of online risk: Young adults’ and adolescents’ representations of risky gambles. Decision, 5(2), 119–128.

Zentall, T. R., Smith, A. P., & Beckmann, J. S. (2019). Gambling behavior: An animal model. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 5(3), 276–288.

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