Journal Title
Title of Journal: J Gambl Stud
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Abbravation: Journal of Gambling Studies
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Authors: Wiebke Sander Anne Peters
Publish Date: 2009/04/09
Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 253-262
Abstract
The aim of this study is to understand the influence of psychological distress and quality of life on the maintenance of therapy success during a 1 year followup in pathological gamblers after inpatient cognitivebehavioral treatment In a sample of 281 pathological gamblers 247 men 34 women the following measures were taken psychological distress beginning and end of treatment and follow up quality of life and abstinence from gambling The results showed that relapsed pathological gamblers suffer of higher psychological distress at discharge and of lower quality of life during followup than abstinent gamblers In a mediator analysis the causal relations between the three variables could be clarified psychological distress has an impact on abstinence during followup and quality of life can be considered a mediator variable for the relation between psychological distress and abstinence from pathological gambling
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