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Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Review

Treatment modalities for patients with gambling disorder

Authors: Sam-Wook Choi, Young-Chul Shin, Dai-Jin Kim, Jung-Seok Choi, Seohee Kim, Seung-Hyun Kim, HyunChul Youn

Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Gambling disorder (GD) is defined as persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior leading to clinically significant impairment or distress. The prevalence of GD has been shown to be 1.2–7.1% in the general population. GD can severely impact on personal and vocational wellbeing as well as lead to financial problems, and has been known to be difficult to treat. This review describes the available pharmacotherapy/psychosocial treatments for GD patients, and summarizes data on the effectiveness of these GD treatments.

Methods

This review refers to newly as well as previously published studies and guidelines.

Results

The description of pharmacotherapy mainly focuses on opioid receptor antagonists, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and mood stabilizers. Psychosocial treatments/strategies mainly include cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and Gamblers Anonymous. We also introduce relatively novel treatment modalities.

Conclusions

This review can help clinicians to decide treatment plans for their GD patients. In addition, it can be used as a reference for designing future research.
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Metadata
Title
Treatment modalities for patients with gambling disorder
Authors
Sam-Wook Choi
Young-Chul Shin
Dai-Jin Kim
Jung-Seok Choi
Seohee Kim
Seung-Hyun Kim
HyunChul Youn
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Annals of General Psychiatry / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-017-0146-2

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