Treatment Outcome in Male Gambling Disorder Patients Associated with Alcohol Use

Aims: The primary objective of this study was to analyze the association between alcohol consumption and short-term response to treatment (post intervention) in male patients with gambling disorder enrolled in a group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program. Methods : The sample consisted of 111...

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Hauptverfasser: Jiménez-Murcia, Susana, Fernández-Aranda, Fernando, Granero, Roser, Håkansson, Anders, Tárrega Larrea, Salomé, Valdepérez, Ana, Aymamí, Neus, Gomez-Peña, Mónica, Moragas, Laura, Baño, Marta, Sauvaget, Anne, Romeu, Maria, Steward, Trevor, Menchón, José M, Del Pino-Gutiérrez, Amparo
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Zusammenfassung:Aims: The primary objective of this study was to analyze the association between alcohol consumption and short-term response to treatment (post intervention) in male patients with gambling disorder enrolled in a group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program. Methods : The sample consisted of 111 male individuals with a diagnosis of Gambling Disorder, with a mean age of 45 years (SD = 12.2). All participants were evaluated by a comprehensive assessment battery and assigned to CBT groups of 10-14 patients attending 16 weekly outpatient sessions lasting 90 min each. Results : The highest mean pre- and post-therapy differences were recorded for the alcohol risk/dependence group on the obsessive/compulsive and anxiety dimensions of the SCL-90-R. As regards the presence of relapses and dropouts over the course of the CBT sessions, the results show a significant association with moderate effect size: patients with risk consumption or alcohol dependence were more likely to present poor treatment outcomes. Conclusions: Alcohol abuse was frequent in GD, especially in patients with low family income and high accumulated debts. High levels of somatization and high overall psychopathology (measured by the SCL-90-R) were associated with increased risk of alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse was also associated with poor response to treatment.