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Outcome of Minnesota's Gambling Treatment Programs

Stinchfield, Randy, Winters, Ken C.·2001·Journal of Gambling Studies
DOI 10.1023/a:1012268322509
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This study measured the outcome of four state-supported outpatient gambling treatment programs in Minnesota. The programs were developed specifically for the treatment of pathological gamblers and offered multiple modalities of treatment including individual, group, education, twelve-step work, family groups, and financial counseling. The therapeutic orientation was eclectic with an emphasis on the twelve steps of Gamblers Anonymous (GA) and a treatment goal of abstinence. The sample included 348 men and 220 women treated between January 1992 and January 1995. A pretest-posttest design was utilized with multidimensional assessments obtained at intake, discharge, six-months, and twelve-months post-discharge. Variables assessed included a range of clinical and outcome variables. At six month follow-up, 28% reported that they had abstained from gambling during the six months following discharge and an additional 20% had gambled less than once per month. Almost half of the sample (48%) showed clinically significant improvement in gambling frequency at six month follow-up. Outcome variables of gambling frequency, SOGS scores, amount of money gambled, number of friends who gamble, psychosocial problems, and number of financial problems, all showed statistically significant improvements from pretreatment to follow-up. The treatment programs yielded outcome results similar to those reported for alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs.

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Authors
Stinchfield, R., & Winters, K. C.
Affiliations
University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
Stinchfield, Randy
ORCID
Winters, Ken C.
Venue
Journal of Gambling Studies
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2001-09
Volume
17
Issue
3
Pages
217-245
ISSN
  • 1050-5350 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3602
DOI
10.1023/a:1012268322509
OpenAlex
W1681637708
Cited by
89
References
44
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 6
FWCI
4.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
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 › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
gambling addiction, outpatient care, treatment outcomes, abstinence, Gamblers Anonymous, 12-step programs, gambling frequency, financial problems, psychosocial problems
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gambling, Humans, Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Program Evaluation, Treatment Outcome

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