Making Change

Attempts to Reduce or Stop Gambling in a General Population Sample of People Who Gamble

Bibliographic Data

ID15525520
AuthorsDavid C Hodgins (0000-0003-2737-5200, University of Calgary, corresponding author), Richard J Williams (0000-0002-9558-9588, University of Lethbridge), Robert J Williams (0000-0002-3943-0273), Yale D Belanger (0000-0001-6105-4780, University of Lethbridge), Dorthe Refslund Christensen (0000-0002-6410-8032, University of Lethbridge), Darren R Christensen, Nady el‐Guebaly (0000-0002-8147-7198, University of Calgary), Nady el-Guebaly, Daniel S McGrath (0000-0002-2772-942X, University of Calgary), Fiona Nicoll (0000-0002-0761-0376, University of Alberta), Carrie A Leonard (0000-0002-1949-0084, University of Gibraltar), Rachel Stevens (0000-0002-4985-1987, University of Lethbridge), Rhys M G Stevens
Year2022
Volume13
Pages892238-892238
Publication date2022-08-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2022.892238
PMID36061299
OpenAlexW4292308256
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

Whereas gambling treatment-seeking rates are low, rates of self-change attempts are high. The public health challenge is to promote self-change efforts among people beginning to experience gambling problems, facilitate success at self-change by providing accessible support for use of successful strategies, and provide seamless bridges to a range of other treatments when desired or required

Environmental health · Feeling · Mental health · Population · Preference · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Clinical Psychology · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes