In a study that was published today, we investigated the level of agreement between problem gamblers and their concerned significant others (CSOs) regarding the amount of money lost when gambling. Reported losses were analyzed from 266 participants (133 dyads) seeking treatment, which included different types of CSO–gambler dyads. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) concerning the […]
CSO–gambler agreement, Gambling, Intraclass correlations, Skewed data, Two-part models
Today at 10 PhD-student David Forsström will defend his thesis entitled “The use and experience of responsible gambling tools: An explorative analysis of user behavior regarding a responsible gambling tool and the consequences of use”. I have been the main supervisor and Hugo Hesser and Markus Jansson-Fröjmark were co-supervisos. The opponent was Professor Anders Håkansson […]
Gambling, Ph.D. Dissertation
Traditionally, gambling and problem gambling research relies on cross-sectional and retrospective designs. This has compromised identification of temporal relationships and causal inference. To overcome these problems a new questionnaire, the Jonsson-Abbott Scale (JAS), was developed and used in a large, prospective, general population study, The Swedish Longitudinal Gambling Study (Swelogs). The JAS has 11 items […]
Gambling, Jonsson-Abbott Scale, Just published, Ny artikel, Predict, Psychometric
Problem gambling creates significant harm for the gambler and for concerned significant others (CSOs). While several studies have investigated the effects of individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for problem gambling, less is known about the effects of involving CSOs in treatment. Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) has shown promising results when working with substance use disorders […]
Behavioral Couples Therapy, Gambling, Internet Interventions, Internetbehandling, Just published, Ny artikel
Online gambling, encompassing a wide variety of activities and around-the-clock access, can be a potential risk factor for gamblers who tend to gamble excessively. Yet, the advent of online gambling has enabled responsible gambling features that may help individuals to limit their gambling behaviour. One of these is tools that track gamblers’ behaviour, performs risk […]
Gambling, Interview, Just published, qualitative, responsible gambling
Problem gambling is a public health concern affecting approximately 2.3 % of the Swedish population. Problem gambling also severely affects concerned significant others (CSOs). Several studies have investigated the effect of individual treatments based on cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), but less is known of the effect of involving concerned significant others in treatment. In a […]
Gambling, Internet Interventions, Just published, open access
Effective psychological treatment, including cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing (MI), is available for people with problematic gambling behaviors. To advance the development of treatment for gambling disorder, it is critical to further investigate how comorbidity impacts different types of treatments. The purpose of this study – that was published in PeerJ today – was […]
alcohol, Gambling, group therapy, motivational interviewing
Gambling is a common pastime around the world. Most gamblers can engage in gambling activities without negative consequences, but some run the risk of developing an excessive gambling pattern. Excessive gambling has severe negative economic and psychological consequences, which makes the development of responsible gambling strategies vital to protecting individuals from these risks. One such […]
Gambling, latent class analysis, responsible gambling, user behavior
Today we published a study protocol for a randomised wait-list controlled trial in BMJ Open. The study is important since about 2.3% of the adult population in Sweden are considered to suffer from problem gambling. However, it is estimated that only 5% of those seek treatment. Problem gambling can have devastating effects on the economy, […]
Cognitive behavior therapy, Concerned significant other, Gambling, Internet-based treatment, Just published, Randomized controlled trial
On the Responsible Gaming Summit 2015 in Mariehamn a new research initiative launched by PAF. PAF is a publically owned gambling company licensed and controlled by the local Åland government in Finland. PAF has agreed to fund a PhD-student at Stockholm University (the estimated cost is 3 000 000 SEK for the full 4 years). The position will […]
Gambling
