Matthew M. Young

TL;DR: Clinician evaluation of the client’s level of pathology was more strongly associated with that revealed by the CPGI than the SOGS, and clinicians found the non-scored items on the C PGI more useful in treatment than those included with the SogS.

TL;DR: The development of the Gambling Craving Scale (GACS) was reported, with an important finding was that the GACS predicted problem gambling severity, depression, and positive and negative affect and the more participants craved to gamble, the longer they engaged in play.

TL;DR: This review will provide evidence on the effectiveness of brief interventions as part of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment protocol aimed at the non-medical use of psychoactive substances and may provide guidance as to where future research might be most beneficial.

TL;DR: Increased depressive symptoms were not evident among problem gamblers, despite the fact that elevated morning cortisol levels were evident, and the sustained morning cortisol elevations may be indicative of allostatic overload, and could potentially be a harbinger for potential health risks among problematic gamblers.

TL;DR: Cognitive interventions that seek to prevent and treat problematic wagering in early stage gamblers might be efficacious to the extent to which they can modify these young people's belief that they are charmed by high levels of dispositional luck.