Treatment of Gambling Disorder - A Systematic Review of Current Evidence

Abstract: Gambling disorder is a difficult to treat, persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior, associated with a significant degree of impairment or distress. Several reviews of available pharmacological and/or psychotherapeutic approaches have been conducted, with very few clinical useful conclusions. We conducted a systematic review of the literature regarding the efficacy and tolerability of treatments for gambling disorder, but our option was to include only randomized, high-quality trials, with a sound methodological design. This research is based on the systematic search of medical databases (Pubmed, Medscape, Cochrane, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsychINFO) for informations regarding the efficacy and tolerability of treatment methods for gambling disorder.