Pathological gambling: Influence of quality of life and psychological distress on abstinence after cognitive-behavioral inpatient treatment
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The aim of this study is to understand the influence of psychological distress and quality of life on the maintenance of therapy success during a 1 year follow-up in pathological gamblers after inpatient cognitive-behavioral treatment. In a sample of 281 pathological gamblers (247 men, 34 women) the following measures were taken: psychological distress (beginning and end of treatment, and follow up), quality of life and abstinence from gambling. The results showed that relapsed pathological gamblers suffer of higher psychological distress at discharge and of lower quality of life during follow-up than abstinent gamblers. In a mediator analysis the causal relations between the three variables could be clarified: psychological distress has an impact on abstinence during follow-up, and quality of life can be considered a mediator variable for the relation between psychological distress and abstinence from pathological gambling.
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Each of these studies found promising results consistent with the substance abuse literature, with post-treatment gambling frequency, post-treatment social support and post-treatment psychological distress and quality of life significantly associated with treatment outcomes at follow-up evaluations.
“Each of these studies found promising results consistent with the substance abuse literature, with post-treatment gambling frequency (Dowling, 2009), post-treatment social support (Petry & Weiss, 2009) and post-treatment psychological distress and quality of life (Sander & Peters, 2009) significantly associated with treatment outcomes at follow-up evaluations.”
From Predictors of outcomes of psychological treatments for disordered gambling: A systematic review (2016) · cites this paper as Sander & Peters, 2009
There are several studies that examine the influence of post-treatment client characteristics on follow-up treatment outcomes.
“there are several studies that examine the influence of post-treatment client characteristics on follow-up treatment outcomes (Dowling, 2009;Petry & Weiss, 2009;Sander & Peters, 2009).”
From Predictors of outcomes of psychological treatments for disordered gambling: A systematic review (2016) · cites this paper as Sander & Peters, 2009
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- Authors
- Sander, W., & Peters, A.
- Affiliations
- Leopoldina Krankenhaus Schweinfurt (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Sander, Wiebke
- ORCID
- Peters, Anne
- Venue
- Journal of Gambling Studies
- Published
- 2009-04-09
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 253-262
- ISSN
- 1050-5350 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3602
- OpenAlex
- W2055393925
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Gambling Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Keywords
- gambling addiction, quality of life, psychological distress, relapse, cognitive behavioral therapy, inpatient care, maintenance of treatment effects, mediation
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gambling, Germany, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Patient Compliance, Quality of Life, Self Care, Social Environment, Social Support, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavior, Addictive, Treatment Outcome, Secondary Prevention
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