Brief Intervention Within Primary Care for At-Risk Gambling: A Pilot Study

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1327-1335

  Nehlin, Christina ^a,b   Nyberg, Fred ^a   Jess, Kari ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

At risk gambling; Brief intervention (BI); Pilot study; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84994787721     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-016-9610-1     Document Type: Article

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