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   Chasing the pot of gold: Gambling subtypes and treatment outcomes   
   Date:   
   April 4, 2011   
   Source:   
   Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research   
   Summary:   
   Approximately two million adults in the United States meet criteria for   
   pathological gambling, and another four to six million are considered problem   
   gamblers, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. A new study   
   reveals that gambling    
   addiction treatment is not one-size-fits-all, but it is difficult to predict   
   which style of treatment is best for the various forms of gambling addiction.   
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   Approximately two million adults in the United States meet criteria for   
   pathological gambling, and another four to six million are considered problem   
   gamblers, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. A study by   
   researchers at Wayne State    
   University reveals that gambling addiction treatment is not one-size-fits-all,   
   but it is difficult to predict which style of treatment is best for the   
   various forms of gambling addiction.   
      
   According to David M. Ledgerwood, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and   
   behavioral neurosciences at Wayne State University, there may be up to three   
   different subtypes of people with serious gambling problems. One group,   
   emotionally vulnerable (EV)   
    gamblers, had higher psychiatric and gambling severity and were more likely   
   to have a parent with psychiatric problems as compared to another subtype,   
   behaviorally conditioned (BC) gamblers. BC gamblers are thought to start   
   gambling because they get    
   caught up in elements of reward associated with the game, rather than to   
   soothe emotional problems.   
      
   "In addition, we found that antisocial impulsive (AI) gamblers also had   
   elevated gambling and psychiatric severity when compared to BC gamblers," said   
   Ledgerwood. "This group was most likely to have antisocial personality   
   disorders, a history of    
   substance abuse treatment, and a parent with substance abuse or gambling   
   problems."   
      
   Although the study included various levels of gambling addiction severity   
   throughout treatment and follow-up, recovery patterns did not vary among the   
   different groups. Therefore, subtyping gambling addiction does not predict   
   treatment outcomes beyond a    
   simple association with gambling severity.   
      
      
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   The above post is reprinted from materials provided by Wayne State University   
   - Office of the Vice President for Research. Note: Materials may be edited for   
   content and length.   
      
   Journal Reference:   
      
   David M. Ledgerwood, Nancy M. Petry. Subtyping pathological gamblers based on   
   impulsivity, depression, and anxiety.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,   
   2010; 24 (4): 680 DOI: 10.1037/a0019906   
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