Treatment seeking among Ontario problem gamblers: results of a population survey.
Treatment seeking among Ontario problem gamblers: results of a population survey.
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10.1176/appi.ps.59.11.1343
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2008-11-01
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Cunningham, John
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Suurvali, Helen;Hodgins, David;Cunningham, John
目的：本研究调查了不同程度赌博问题的人寻求帮助的赌博问题。方法：根据赌博问题的严重程度对赌博超过100美元（N= 4，217）和可能赌博问题筛查阳性（N= 1，205）的安大略成年人进行分类，并询问他们的赌博治疗经验。结果：只有6%的赌徒曾经获得过服务，包括自助小组或自助材料。与自助材料排除在外，只有3%的赌徒（从1%的人谁只满足了最初的CLiP筛选标准的53%的病态赌博）寻求治疗gambling.Conclusions：很少有赌徒寻求治疗赌博问题，更大的问题严重程度与更大的可能性使用治疗，自助材料最常用。需要进一步研究为什么寻求治疗的人数很少，以及自助资源在早期阶段接触有问题的赌徒的有效性。
OBJECTIVE: This study examined help seeking for gambling concerns among people with different levels of gambling problems.METHODS: Ontario adults who had gambled more than dollars 100 (N=4,217) and who screened positive for a possible gambling problem (N=1,205) were classified according to gambling problem severity and asked about their experiences with gambling treatment.RESULTS: Only 6% of gamblers had ever accessed a service, including a self-help group or self-help materials. With self-help materials excluded, only 3% of gamblers (from 1% of those who met only the initial CLiP screening criteria to 53% of those with pathological gambling) had sought treatment for gambling.CONCLUSIONS: Few gamblers sought treatment for gambling problems; greater problem severity was associated with greater likelihood of using treatment, with self-help materials used most often. Further research is needed on why treatment seeking is low and on the effectiveness of self-help resources in reaching gamblers with problems in earlier stages.