Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review (1999)
Chapter: Appendix D: Summary of Treatment Literature
D Summary of Treatment Literature
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Case Studies (n of 1) |
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Author(s)/Year |
Technique/Approach |
Follow-up Period |
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Lindner, 1950 |
Psychoanalytic |
not specified |
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Reider, 1960 |
Psychoanalytic |
not specified |
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Harris, 1964 |
Psychoanalytic |
not specified |
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Victor and Krug, 1967 |
Psychoanalytic (paradoxical intention) |
not specified |
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Goorney, 1968 |
Behavioral (aversive therapy) |
12 months |
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Kraft, 1970 |
Behavioral (systematic desensitization) |
1 year |
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Cotler, 1971 |
Behavioral (aversive and covert sensitization) |
9 months |
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Bannister, 1977 |
Cognitive (rational emotive therapy and covert sensitization) |
2.5 years |
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Dickerson and Weeks, 1979 |
Behavioral (behavioral counseling) |
15 months |
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Rankin, 1982 |
Behavioral (behavioral counseling) |
2 years |
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Toneatto and Sobell, 1990 |
Cognitive |
6 months |
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Hollander et al., 1992 |
Pharmacotreatment |
not specified |
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Seager et al., 1992 |
Behavioral (marriage counseling) |
not specified |
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Sharpe and Tarrier, 1992 |
Cognitive (relaxation training, imaginal and in vivo exposure, cognitive restructuring) |
10 months |
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Haller and Hinterhuber, 1994 |
Pharmacotreatment (carbamazepine) |
not specified |
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Noncontrolled/Descriptive Studies |
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Author(s)/Year |
Sample Size |
Technique/Approach |
Follow-up Period |
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Bergler, 1958 |
60 |
Psychoanalytic |
not specified |
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Barker and Miller, 1966 |
5 |
Behavioral (aversive therapy) |
several months-2 years |
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Boyd and Bolen, 1970 |
9 |
Psychoanalytic (marital group therapy) |
end of treatment |
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Seager, 1970 |
14 |
Behavioral (electrical aversion therapy) |
1-3 years |
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Koller, 1972 |
20 |
Behavioral (aversive therapy) |
6 months-2 years |
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Moskowitz, 1980 |
3 |
Pharmacotreatment (lithium) |
not specified |
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Greenberg and Marks, 1982 |
7 |
Behavioral (desensitization) |
6 months |
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Greenberg and Rankin, 1982 |
26 |
Behavioral (stimulus control exposure and covert sensitization) |
9 months-5 years |
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Salzman, 1982 |
4 |
Behavioral (aversion) |
not specified |
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Russo et al., 1984 |
60 |
Multimodal (group therapy, education, Gamblers Anonymous, discharge plan) |
1 year |
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Taber et al., 1987 |
57 |
Multimodal (group therapy, education, Gamblers Anonymous, discharge plan) |
6 months |
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Hudak et al., 1989 |
99 treated (26 followed-up) |
Multimodal (education, individual, family and group therapy, communication skills training, specific discharge plan) |
4 years |
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Arribas and Martinez, 1991 |
4 |
Cognitive (self-monitoring, exposure, stimulus control, response prevention, cognitive restructuring, family intervention, relapse prevention) |
3 and 6 months |
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Author(s)/Year |
Sample Size |
Technique/Approach |
Follow-up Period |
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Schwarz and Lindner, 1992 |
58 treated 25 contacted at 2-year follow-up) |
Multimodal (medical, group, individual, occupational and family therapy) |
1 and 2 years |
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Sylvain and Ladouceur, 1992 |
3 |
Cognitive (education, cognitive restructuring, relapse prevention) |
3 and 6 months |
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Bujold et al., 1994 |
3 |
Cognitive (cognitive/behavioral) |
3, 6, and 9 months |
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Ladouceur et al., 1994 |
4 |
Cognitive (information about gambling, cognitive restructuring, problem-solving training, social skills training, relapse prevention) |
3 and 6 months |
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Stinchfield and Winters, 1996 |
274 (sample for whom discharge, 6 and 12 month data obtained) |
Multimodal (individual and group psychotherapy, lectures, participation in self-help groups, family counseling) |
Discharge, 6 and 12 months |
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Hand, 1998 |
68 |
Multimodal (motivational interviewing, behavior therapy, family counseling) |
not specified |
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Controlled Studies (random assignment and comparison groups) |
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McConaghy et al., 1983c |
20 (imaginal desensitization = 10, aversive = 10) |
Behavioral |
1 year |
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McConaghy et al., 1988 |
20 (imaginal desensitization = 10, imaginal relaxation = 10) |
Behavioral |
1 month and 1 year |
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Author(s)/Year |
Sample Size |
Technique/Approach |
Follow-up Period |
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McConaghy et al., 1991 |
120 (imaginal desensitization = 60a, other behavioral procedures = 60b) |
Behavioral |
2-9 years |
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Echeburua et al., 1994 |
64 (individual stimulus control = 16, in vivo exposure with response prevention = 16, group cognitive restructuring = 16, waiting list = 16) |
Cognitive |
6 months |
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Sylvain et al., 1997 |
29 (cognitive/behavioral = 14, control = 15) |
Cognitive |
6 and 12 months |
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a 33 follow-up. b 30 followed-up. c labeled as controlled, but random assignment not mentioned. |
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