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Which pathological gamblers will complete treatment?
Author(s) -
Leblond Jean,
Ladouceur Robert,
Blaszczynski Alex
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1348/014466503321903607
Subject(s) - impulsivity , pathological , psychology , impulse control disorder , anxiety , clinical psychology , cognition , depression (economics) , drop out , psychiatry , medicine , demographic economics , economics , macroeconomics
Objective: The study examined the characteristics of pathological gamblers who complete treatment, compared with those who terminate treatment prematurely. Design: Two comparison groups comprising treatment completers and drop‐outs. Methods: In all, 112 pathological gamblers who undertook a cognitive treatment programme for gambling were compared on different variables. Results: A high score on impulsivity at intake significantly differentiated those participants who dropped out from treatment completers. There were no differences on socio‐demographic and gambling‐related characteristics, depression, anxiety, problem‐solving skills and alcohol use. Conclusions: These data implicate impulsivity as a significant factor in treatment drop‐outs.