Faculty Articles
Pathological Gambling Treated With Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Case Report.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Addictive Behaviors
ISSN
0306-4603
Publication Date
1990
Abstract
A novel approach to the cognitive behavioral treatment of pathological gambling is described. The approach is based on the hypothesis that biased information may form the basis of the rules governing gambling behavior. The treatment focused on modifying assumptions and beliefs underlying the gambling behavior of a 47-year-old male with a 26-year gambling history. Based on a 6-month follow-up, the intervention successfully reduced the frequency of the client's gambling behavior from 10 times per month in the 3 years prior to treatment to three total times in the 6-month follow-up period.
DOI
10.1016/0306-4603(90)90038-Y
Volume
15
Issue
5
First Page
497
Last Page
501
NSUWorks Citation
Toneatto, T.,
Sobell, L. C.
(1990). Pathological Gambling Treated With Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Case Report.. Addictive Behaviors, 15(5), 497-501.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/85