Gambling‐related cognitive distortions predict level of function among US veterans seeking treatment for gambling disorders

Shirk, Steven D.; Kelly, Megan M.; Kraus, Shane W.; Potenza, Marc N.; Pugh, Kendra; Waltrous, Christopher; Federman, Edward J.; Krebs, Christopher; Drebing, Charles E.

doi:10.1111/ajad.12685

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“…Therefore, review findings strongly suggest that GD in defence settings is often concentrated in individuals whose underlying mental condition manifests in more than one form of mental distress or problematic behaviour. This is a reiteration of findings from the general population where ‘…the single best gambling-related predictor of dysfunction was not the severity of the disorder, but the severity of the cognitive distortions related to the disorder’ (Shirk et al, 2018 ).…”

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Exploring the prevalence of gambling harm among active duty military personnel: a systematic scoping review

Whitty

Leslie

2020

J Gambl Stud

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The prevalence of gambling harm among active duty military personnel is a largely unexplored topic. With different forms of social gambling often found within (or in close proximity to) military bases around the world, understanding the extent of gambling activities and consequent harms occurring within military contexts warrants further attention. This review aims to identify, describe and thematically synthesise published literature on gambling harm and related issues among active duty military personnel. Scoping review methods were applied in order to understand this relatively under-researched population and understand appropriate avenues for future research. A systematic multi-database text word search, incorporating search results from Scopus, Pubmed, Web of Science, PsychInfo, and the Journal Military Medicine, was conducted. A total of 11 sources met inclusion criteria, all originating from the United States of America. The results suggest a distinct gap in the current international literature on this topic. Despite gambling's long and colourful association with defence downtime, research into gambling harm prevalence rates in relation to what could be considered a high-risk group is limited. Findings reveal that strategies to identify and address gambling harm within this population are severely lacking from the published literature and non-existent outside North America. Implications for understanding and addressing gambling harm among active duty personnel and directions for future research are discussed.

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confidence: 84%

Exploring the prevalence of gambling harm among active duty military personnel: a systematic scoping review

Whitty

Leslie

2020

J Gambl Stud

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“…While created specifically for HSPs, the Gambling Know More workshop may be effective in other settings as well, such as for at-risk populations including veterans and senior citizens. Given that the prevalence of gambling disorder among veterans is twice that of the general population (Shirk et al, 2018 ), Veteran Administration (VA) hospitals across the country could adapt and present, such workshops. Senior citizens have a particular need for workshops such as this as they may suffer more negative and adverse consequences due to problem gambling because their income and earning potential tend to be limited if they are retired and on a fixed income (Bazargan et al, 2001 ; Kerber et al, 2015 ; McNeilly & Burke, 2001 ).…”

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Brief Virtual Workshop on Gambling Disorder to Raise Knowledge and Awareness Among Health Service Providers

2022

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Gambling disorder is a “hidden disease” due to the lack of visible markers. It often negatively affects multiple domains of a person’s life and predicts adverse physical, mental, social, and financial outcomes. Health service settings are suited for early detection of gambling disorder because of its comorbid medical conditions and due to the trust patients have in their health service providers (HSPs). However, HSPs often lack the knowledge needed to screen for this disorder and to make appropriate referrals. This paper reports a quasi-experimental wait-list control study (experimental group n = 18; wait-list control group n = 14), with cross-over and a twelve-week follow-up which assessed whether a brief virtual gambling disorder training entitled Gambling Know More could improve gambling disorder knowledge among HSPs. Results showed workshop participation caused a significant increase in gambling disorder knowledge immediately after the workshop and twelve weeks later. Participation in Gambling Know More bodes well for increasing early detection of gambling disorder and appropriate treatment referrals among HSPs. Findings have important policy implications for the training of HSPs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10899-022-10176-w.

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“…The results of the meta-analysis in relation to examining familial effect on disordered gambling showed a small but significant overall effect size (weighted f = .10; 95% confidence interval = .08 to .12) (Walters, 2001). These results indicate that having a family member who gambled or was a disordered gambler could be a factor resulting in other family members' gambling or disordered gambling (Apinuntavech et al, 2012;Barry et al, 2009;Browne & Brown, 1994;Dowling et al, 2017;Dowling et al, 2020;Oei & Raylu, 2004;Shirk et al, 2018). Therefore, much evidence has emerged in existing studies that family dynamics can influence the development of gambling disorders.…”

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The Impact of Problem Gambling on Families and Relationship Partners: A Scoping Literature Review

Irie

Yokomitsu

2022

JGI

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It has been determined that family members and relationship partners of persons with gambling disorders face a variety of problems. Since their problems have not yet been summarized in the literature, we conducted a scoping review to address this issue, and focused on the studies of problems faced by family members and partners of those with gambling disorders and studies on the effects of gambling problems on family members and partners. We searched electronic databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, and MEDLINE) and the reference lists of included studies published up to February 15, 2021 and extracted 2,760 studies. These studies were examined for eligibility, and yielded 101 items that met our predefined criteria, all of which were reviewed. Overall, this review found that (1) the presence of gamblers in families was related to increased gambling or other addiction related behaviors among family members; (2) a variety of intra-family conflicts were likely to arise between gamblers and their families and partners; (3) the presence of gamblers in families increased the risk of violence and abuse for family members, partners, and gamblers themselves; and (4) gambling problems generated a variety of physical and mental health problems in gamblers’ families as well as among others in their proximity. In the future, it will be important to establish beneficial support and treatment methods by using the difficulties identified by this review as outcomes in the treatment of gamblers, along with their families and partners.

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Gambling‐related cognitive distortions predict level of function among US veterans seeking treatment for gambling disorders

Cited by 19 publications

References 39 publications

Exploring the prevalence of gambling harm among active duty military personnel: a systematic scoping review

Exploring the prevalence of gambling harm among active duty military personnel: a systematic scoping review

Brief Virtual Workshop on Gambling Disorder to Raise Knowledge and Awareness Among Health Service Providers

The Impact of Problem Gambling on Families and Relationship Partners: A Scoping Literature Review

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