Randomized Trial of Brief Motivational Treatments for Pathological Gamblers: More Is Not Necessarily Better

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 950-960

  Hodgins, David C ^a   Currie, Shawn R ^a   Currie, Gillian ^a   Fick, Gordon H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

brief treatment; motivational interviewing; self directed treatment; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; RETREATMENT; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350454891     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016318     Document Type: Article

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