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Nancy M Petry1, Jeremiah Weinstock, Benjamin J Morasco

  • 1University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Calhoun Cardiology Center, MC-3944, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-3944, USA. npetry@uchc.edu

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Brief interventions effectively reduced gambling problems in college students. Strategies like motivational enhancement therapy (MET) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) showed significant decreases in gambling behaviors over time.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • College students exhibit high prevalence of problem and pathological gambling.
  • Limited research exists on effective gambling reduction strategies for this demographic.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of brief intervention strategies for reducing gambling in college students.
  • To compare the effectiveness of different intervention types: brief advice, motivational enhancement therapy (MET), and MET combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).

Main Methods:

  • A randomized trial involving 117 college student problem and pathological gamblers.
  • Interventions included assessment-only control, brief advice, one session of MET, and one session of MET plus three sessions of CBT.
  • Gambling severity, days gambled, and dollars wagered were assessed using the Addiction Severity Index-gambling (ASI-G) module at baseline, 6 weeks, and 9 months.

Main Results:

  • All intervention groups showed significant reductions in ASI-G scores, days gambled, and dollars wagered compared to the control group.
  • Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) significantly reduced ASI-G scores and dollars wagered, increasing odds of clinically significant gambling reduction at 9 months.
  • Brief Advice and MET+CBT showed some benefits, but no significant differences were found between the intervention types.

Conclusions:

  • Brief interventions are effective in reducing gambling problems among college students.
  • These findings support the implementation of brief intervention strategies to address gambling issues in university populations.