A comparison of individual and group cognitive-behavioural treatment for female pathological gambling

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2192-2202

  Dowling, Nicki ^a   Smith, David ^b   Thomas, Trang ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy; Gambling; Group therapy; Individual therapy; Pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547668498     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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