Factors Influencing Treatment Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial for Gambling Disorder: A Secondary Analysis
Participants with high medication adherence had improved treatment outcomes compared to participants with low medication adherence, possibly representing greater motivation and commitment to treatment. More severe depressive symptoms were associated with a greater reduction in gambling urge but not gambling severity.
Authors
- Hannu Alho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5943-727X)
- Niklas Mäkelä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6911-2890)
- Jarkko Isotalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8068-6262)
- Sari Castrén
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Addiction Research
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000550527
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00