A randomized controlled trial of a personalized feedback intervention for problem gamblers

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Cunningham, John A ^a,b   Hodgins, David C ^c   Toneatto, Tony ^b   Murphy, Michelle ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856915106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031586     Document Type: Article

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