Gambling disorders

DC Hodgins, JN Stea, JE Grant - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Gambling disorders, including pathological gambling and problem gambling, have received
increased attention from clinicians and researchers over the past three decades since …

Natural and treatment‐assisted recovery from gambling problems: a comparison of resolved and active gamblers

DC Hodgins, N El‐Guebaly - Addiction, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. An exploratory study was conducted to understand the process of recovery from
gambling problems. Design. Media recruitment was used to identify a resolved (n= 43) and a …

Barriers to seeking help for gambling problems: A review of the empirical literature

H Suurvali, J Cordingley, DC Hodgins… - Journal of Gambling …, 2009 - Springer
This literature review summarizes recent empirical research on obstacles preventing
problem gamblers from seeking treatment for their gambling problems. Relevant databases …

[HTML][HTML] Preventing problematic internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus guidance

O Király, MN Potenza, DJ Stein, DL King… - Comprehensive …, 2020 - Elsevier
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have introduced steps such
as spatial distancing and “staying at home” to curb its spread and impact. The fear resulting …

Motivational enhancement and self-help treatments for problem gambling.

DC Hodgins, SR Currie… - Journal of consulting and …, 2001 - psycnet.apa.org
Two brief treatments for problem gambling were compared with a waiting-list control in a
randomized trial. Eighty-four percent of participants (N= 102) reported a significant reduction …

Validity of the problem gambling severity index interpretive categories

SR Currie, DC Hodgins, DM Casey - Journal of gambling studies, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) is a widely used nine item scale for
measuring the severity of gambling problems in the general population. Of the four gambler …

[HTML][HTML] Including gaming disorder in the ICD-11: The need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective: Commentary on: A weak scientific basis for gaming …

HJ Rumpf, S Achab, J Billieux… - Journal of behavioral …, 2018 - akjournals.com
The proposed introduction of gaming disorder (GD) in the 11th revision of the International
Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) has …

Risk of harm among gamblers in the general population as a function of level of participation in gambling activities

SR Currie, DC Hodgins, JL Wang, N El‐Guebaly… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To examine the relationship between gambling behaviours and risk of gambling‐
related harm in a nationally representative population sample. Design Risk curves of …

Smoking cessation treatment for patients with schizophrenia

J Addington, N El-Guebaly… - American Journal of …, 1998 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: This study was an uncontrolled trial to assess the efficacy of a smoking
cessation group program modified for individuals with schizophrenia. METHOD: Fifty …

Retrospective and prospective reports of precipitants to relapse in pathological gambling.

DC Hodgins, N El-Guebaly - Journal of consulting and clinical …, 2004 - psycnet.apa.org
A prospective design was used to explore the precipitants of relapse in a naturalistic sample
of pathological gamblers (N= 101) who had recently quit gambling. Relapse rates were high; …