What makes people with gambling disorder undergo treatment? Patient and professional perspectives:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

ŁukaszWieczorek¹ 

关键词: barriers;    determinants;    facilitators;    gambling disorder;    motives;    treatment;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1455072518772397

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Aims:The aim of the article is to identify factors which bring people with gambling disorder to undergo treatment. We are interested in exploring motives that trigger change; identifying factors determining choice of facility; recognising barriers and facilitators appearing during treatment.Design:Semi-structured interviews were conducted in Poland with people with gambling disorder, as well as with social workers, therapists, General Practitioners (GP) and psychiatrists. Purposive sampling was applied in selecting respondents. In total, 90 interviews were completed.Results:Internal and external motives that trigger change were identified. Among the internal motives were individuals’ own reflections often combined with a sense of guilt, and among the external motives, pressure from significant others, financial problems, law problems and somatic and mental problems. The choice of facility was made by those suffering from gambling disorder or by close family members. Factors which influenced the choice of ...

【 授权许可】

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