title: The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program: treatment outcomes for a follow-up sample.
abstract: The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program (IGTP) amassed participant data for gamblers and concerned others of gamblers over 4 years (1997-2001). Data collection opportunities included: (1) crisis contacts, (2) placement screening, (3) admission, (4) treatment services, (5) discharge, and (6) follow-up. Among followed gamblers, 74% of treatment completers, 49% of substantial treatment completers, and 36% of dropouts and referrals were abstaining from gambling at 6-month follow-up. The reduction in dollars lost to gambling was similar; 85% of treatment completers, 88% of substantial treatment completers, and 65% of others reduced their dollars lost per week. Although more extensive follow-up efforts are needed to properly evaluate the effectiveness of the IGTP, these results suggest that the IGTP shows promise.
authors.affiliation: Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, USA, howard_Shaffer@hms.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Howard J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: LaBrie
authors.forename: Debi A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: LaPlante
authors.forename: Rachel C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kidman
authors.forename: Anthony N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Donato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*