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Analysis of NGTS Treatment Impact (Tier 3 and 4 services users, 2018 to 2021)

Author: B. Hickman, Dr B. Chakraborty Published: July 2022

Summary

This report by Ben Hickman and Dr. Biman Chakraborty for GambleAware examines the impact of treatment provided by the National Gambling Treatment Service in England, Scotland and Wales between 2018 and 2021.

Topics covered

  • characteristics of service users accessing treatment
  • changes in gambling behaviour and wellbeing measures during treatment
  • factors associated with treatment outcomes and completion
  • comparison of outcomes for gamblers and affected others

Key findings

The analysis found longer treatment engagement was associated with greater improvements in gambling and wellbeing measures. While affected others showed less improvement than gamblers overall, they were just as likely to achieve significant change.
The findings support taking a model-based approach to studying gambling treatment over rational or heuristic accounts.

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