Pathological gambling, comorbidities and treatment outcome: is the bronze standard good enough? A case study.
The paper presents a case study of our attempt to design an outcome package for a program including pathological gamblers and their comorbidities. The clinical intricacies involved highlight the limitations of the clinical trial and the need for alternate designs aimed at assessing effectiveness.
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Foothills Hospital Addiction Centre, University of Calgary, 1403-29 Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 2T9. nady.el-guebaly@calgaryhealthregion.ca
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010358:Patient Participation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D055502:Secondary Prevention