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Clustering treatment outcomes in women with gambling disorder

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The rising prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) among women has awakened considerable interest in the study of therapeutic outcomes in females. This study aimed to explore profles of women seeking treatment for GD based on a set of indicators including sociodemographic features, personality traits, clinical state at baseline, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outcomes. Two-step clustering, an agglomerative hierarchical classifcation system, was applied to a sample of n=163 women of ages ranging from 20 to 73 yearsold, consecutively attended to by a clinical unit specialized in the treatment of G. Three mutually exclusive clusters were identifed. Cluster C1 (n=67, 41.1%) included the highest proportion of married, occupationally active patients within the highest social status index. This cluster was characterized by medium GD severity levels, the best psychopathological functioning, and the highest mean in the self-directedness trait. C1 registered 0% dropouts and only 14.9% relapse. Cluster C2 (n=63; 38.7%) was characterized by the lowest GD severity, medium scores for psychopathological measures and a high risk of dropout during CBT. Cluster C3 (n=33; 20.2%) registered the highest GD severity, the worst psychopathological state, the lowest self-directedness level and the highest harm-avoidance level, as well as the highest risk of relapse. These results provide new evidence regarding the heterogeneity of women diagnosed with GD and treated with CBT, based on the profle at preand post-treatment. Person-centered treatments should include specifc strategies aimed at increasing self-esteem, emotional regulation capacities and self-control of GD women.

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Joc compulsiu, Teràpia cognitiva, Dones, Anàlisi de supervivència (Biometria)

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Compulsive gambling, Cognitive therapy, Women, Survival analysis (Biometry)

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Articles publicats en revistes (Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut mental i Maternoinfantil)
Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques)
Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL))

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LARA HUALLIPE, Milagros Lizbeth, et al. Clustering treatment outcomes in women with gambling disorder. Journal of Gambling Studies. 2021. Vol. 2020, num. 1-23. ISSN 1050-5350. [consulted: 19 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/185126

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