title: Methodological problems in research on treatments for pathological gambling.
abstract: These common methodological problems affect the usefulness of pathological gambling (PG) treatment research: (1) Most PG etiological models derive from substance abuse; (2) Most PGs recover on their own and few seek treatment, so PGs in treatment studies may not be representative; (3) Data on treatment-seeking PG women, older adults, and minority group members, or on group, marital, and psychodynamic approaches to PG, are sparse; (4) Little research has examined the impact of comorbidity on PG treatment response; (5) Design deficiencies burden many PG treatment studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52246, USA. pnathan@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Nathan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D015897:Comorbidity; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*