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Evaluation of the treatment in the Daily Clinic for Gambling Addiction – Preliminary Study Results

In 2015, Psychiatric Hospital “St. John” in Zagreb (Croatia) opened the Daily Clinic for Gambling Addiction due to a rising prevalence of problem gambling. This treatment represents a 3 months semi-structured and intensive multidimensional and multidisciplinary approach for gambling addicts. Psychiatrist, social pedagogue, social worker, occupational therapist and a nurse provide different treatment interventions that include individual and group psychotherapy, socioemotional skills training, family therapy, support groups etc. During 2018 and 2019, a research team started to conduct a preliminary evaluation study of this treatment assessing patients in two time points – at the beginning of the treatment and at the end. A comprehensive set of instruments is used assessing gambling related symptoms, cognition, socio-emotional skills and personal relationships in order to gain insight about the outcomes of this program. In this presentation results of the preliminary study conducted on N=96 patients (Mage=32.2 ; M=94% ; F=6%) who finished their treatment in this Daily Clinic will be presented and interpreted in the context of possible treatment modifications and further improvements of the evaluation design.

gambling addiction, daily hospital, treatment, evaluation

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