Woman and online gambling. A case study of addiction to videobingo

Authors

  • Marta Marcos Universidad de Valencia
  • Mariano Chóliz Universidad de Valencia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2019.117.7

Keywords:

Gambling disorder, online gambling disorder, gambling addiction, gender, cognitive behavior therapy

Abstract

Since the legalization of online gambling in Spain, gambling disorder has increased significantly, due to the increased availability and accessibility of a type of game that is, in itself, more addictive than the traditional one. Although the prevalence rates are higher in men than in women, they are not alien to this problem, which also tends to concur with other emotional problems.

This paper is a case study of a woman sent from the mental health services, who suffered, in addition to gambling addiction, an important clinical symptomatology. We describe the online gambling addiction treatment protocol developed in the Research Unit: "Game and technological addictions" of the University of Valencia, which collects the contributions of several scientific researches. The cognitive behavioral treatment that was applied not only had efficacy in the reduction of gambling, but also produced a radical change in lifestyle, attitudes towards gambling and clinical symptomatology.

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Author Biographies

Marta Marcos, Universidad de Valencia

Unidad de Investigación: "Juego y adicciones tecnológicas"

Departamento de Psicología Básica

Psicóloga

Mariano Chóliz , Universidad de Valencia

Unidad de Investigación: "Juego y adicciones tecnológicas"

Departamento de Psicología Básica

Profesor

Published

2019-06-25

How to Cite

Marcos, M., & Chóliz , M. (2019). Woman and online gambling. A case study of addiction to videobingo. INFORMACIO PSICOLOGICA, (117), 99–114. https://doi.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2019.117.7

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