Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for problem gamblers: characteristics of treatment completer's and non-completer's

Barry Tolchard

Abstract

Gambling before CBT: • Freud - gamblers were trying to punish themselves for their unresolved oedipal urges and that this meant they were deliberately trying to lose • Bergler - "...the gambler is not a weak person who wants to gain money [easily] ...but a neurotic with an unconscious wish to lose" Cognitive-Behavioural Theories (CBT) of gambling: • A number CBT models have been described - e.g., Petry, 2005; Sylvain, et al., 1997; Toneatto, 2002 - no single unified approach has been tested and the efficacy of CT continues to be debated • Sharpe and Tarrier (1993)--CBT model - incorporating relaxation, exposure and cognitive restructuring - while cited frequently - reservations must exist lack of empiricism - generalisation to all gambling problems is limited

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	EASG 2010: 8th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues - Vienna, Austria Duration: 14 Sept 2010 → 17 Sept 2010

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Conference	EASG 2010: 8th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues
City	Vienna, Austria
Period	14/09/10 → 17/09/10

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Public Health and Health Services
Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Mental Health

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