Dropouts and continuers in Gamblers Anonymous: Part 2. Analysis of free-style accounts of experiences with GA

1987 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. I. F. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Gamblers Anonymous

Wege aus der Glücksspielsucht. Zur organisierten Selbsthilfe in den USA

2001 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Gamblers Anonymous

Die traditionelle Selbsthilfe Spielsüchtiger ist in ihrem Bemühen um langfristige Mitgliedschaft und Aufrechterhaltung der Abstinenz allem Anschein nach nur begrenzt erfolgreich. In den USA wurde nun eine neue Form der Gruppenselbsthilfe entwickelt, die die Palette der Hilfsangebote (auch) für Glücksspieler erweitert. Der vorliegende Beitrag skizziert die Pionierin der Spielerselbsthilfe Gamblers Anonymous, stellt das neue Selbsthilfenetzwerk S.M.A.R.T. Recovery vor und erörtert die jeweils zugrunde liegende Problemsicht und Vorgehensweise. Die Gegenüberstellung der beiden Ansätze spricht für ein differenziertes Selbsthilfeangebot, das unterschiedliche »Wege aus der Sucht« vorhält.

Review of Research on Pathological Gambling

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 791-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Personality Test ◽  
Compulsive Gambling ◽  
Pathological Gamblers ◽  
Review Articles ◽  
Gamblers Anonymous ◽  
Test Profiles

The literature including a number of review articles was examined for answers to the questions, have distinctive personality test profiles of pathological gamblers been identified, do pathological gamblers have control over their behavior, have studies of alcoholism and addiction increased understanding of compulsive gambling, and has psychotherapy or Gamblers Anonymous been successful for them? Much more information is needed to build on what research on these questions has yielded.

scholarly journals Anonymous Women? A Scoping Review of the Experiences of Women in Gamblers Anonymous (GA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1008-1024
Author(s):  
Jim Rogers ◽  
Jason Landon ◽  
Stephen Sharman ◽  
Amanda Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Gamblers Anonymous ◽  
Experiences Of Women

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF IMPLICIT ATTITUDES TOWARDS GAMBLING FOR GAMBLERS AND NON-GAMBLERS

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 498
Author(s):  
Irina Plotka ◽  
Nina Blumenau ◽  
Zhanna Vinogradova
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Attitudes ◽  
Implicit Associations ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Implicit Measures ◽  
Implicit Methods ◽  
Explicit Attitudes ◽  
Problem Gamblers ◽  
Single Category ◽  
Gamblers Anonymous ◽  
Explicit Measures

The importance of studying attitudes towards gambling has been recently recognized in the field of gambling. Research aim is to examine whether non-gamblers and gamblers exhibit both positive and negative implicit attitudes towards gambling-related stimuli. Research questions: (I) What is the valence of implicit associations with gambling among gamblers and non-gamblers? (II) Are the differences in attitudes towards gambling revealed by explicit and implicit methods among gamblers and non–gamblers? (III) Is there a consistency between results obtained by implicit measures and explicit measures of attitude towards gambling? Methods: Participants - 98, age 18-58, Mdn=34 years. Groups: Social Gamblers – 24, Problem Gamblers – 25, Non-Gamblers – 49. Implicit measures: Modified version of Single-Category Implicit Association Test (SC-IAT). Explicit measures: “Gambling Attitudes and Beliefs (GABS)” and “Gamblers anonymous twenty questions (GA-20)”. Results and Conclusions. (I) Both positive and negative implicit gambling associations were found in each of the groups. (II) Explicit attitudes towards gambling are most pronounced in social gamblers and most not pronounced in non-gamblers. Differences in implicit associations with gambling among the groups were not found. (III) In case of positive implicit associations, a negative correlation between the results of explicit and implicit measurements was found. It is possible that the use of negative implicit associations will contribute to the classification of gamblers with low, moderate and high risk.

scholarly journals Gamblers Anonymous and the 12 Steps: How an informal society has altered a recovery process in accordance with the special needs of problem gamblers

2009 ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Ferentzy ◽  
Wayne Skinner ◽  
Paul Antze
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Problem Gamblers ◽  
12 Steps ◽  
Unique Approach ◽  
Fourth Step ◽  
Gamblers Anonymous ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
And Gender

This paper discusses how Gamblers Anonymous (GA) members approach the 12 Steps of recovery, originally advanced by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a spiritual solution to alcoholism. GA's approach finds unique expression in its fourth step, which in AA involves a written "moral inventory." In GA, members are expected to make a financial inventory alongside the moral one. Pecuniary matters are important to gamblers given the debt loads many of them carry. Debt, which is technically a Step 4 and Step 9 (making amends) issue, in practice is typically addressed early in the program, with preceding steps addressed later. The spiritual process central to 12 Step programs will normally not proceed in the expected manner when gamblers are substituted for substance abusers. For one, the process is not as linear for gamblers. GA members often work on the ninth step well before addressing those coming before it. The process assumes a pragmatic, and even haphazard, flavor. GA has altered a time-honored process of recovery - by means of grassroots wisdom and practice - to apply to the realities of problem gambling. While the paper's primary focus is GA's unique approach to the 12 Steps, this is addressed in the context of the changing nature of GA as a whole. Shifting spousal and gender roles along with a greater appreciation of the 12 Steps themselves are all endemic to a GA fellowship that seems to be in transition. While these changes have had some effect, many aspects of GA's approach to the 12 Steps remain intact: the focus on debt entails solutions seemingly unique to the special needs of problem gamblers.

scholarly journals Gender differences in psychiatric comorbidity and treatment-seeking among gamblers in treatment

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Westphal ◽  
Lera Joyce Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Problem Drinking ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Gamblers Anonymous ◽  
Depressive Syndromes ◽  
Gambling Treatment

Objectives: To assess the effects of gender on comorbid problems and treatment-seeking among gamblers in treatment and the effects of comorbid problems on participants' gambling Method: Participants completed a survey on comorbid problems and the effects of comorbid problems on their gambling Sample: Seventy-eight adults (40 males, 38 females) enrolled in state-supported outpatient programs or Gamblers Anonymous Results: The majority of participants (53%) had multiple comorbid problems and 38.5% said they had a comorbid problem related to their gambling. Eleven different types of comorbid problems were reported. Females had significantly more comorbid problems than males; females reported problem drinking and both genders reported that depression increased the severity of their gambling problems. Conclusion: Patterns of comorbid problems and treatment-seeking are consistent with well-known gender differences in health behaviors. Clinicians involved in gambling treatment may wish to assess for depressive syndromes and problem drinking and investigate their interaction with their patient's gambling.

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