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Table 2 Overview of treatment components

From: Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for problem gambling in routine care: protocol for a non-randomized pilot and feasibility trial

Module

Brief description

Content and exercises

0

Introduction to online treatment and collection of pre-measures

 

1

Why problem gambling persists

Presentation of clinical model

Discrimination traininga

A first step towards behavior change

2

Loss of control in gambling situations

Strategies and loss of control

Identify strategies

Discrimination traininga

A first step towards behavior change

3

Behavioral exercises

Difficulty rating of gambling situations

Discrimination traininga

Behavioral exercises targeting loss of control

4

How thoughts are affected by gambling:

‘Chasing’ and ‘autopilot’ gambling

Discrimination traininga

Behavioral exercises targeting loss of control

5

Why gambling situations continue to be challenging: expectancy before gambling

Discrimination traininga

Behavioral exercises targeting loss of control

6

What happens while gambling: common reactions, “the zone”

Discrimination traininga

Behavioral exercises targeting loss of control

7

What happens while gambling: other reactions facilitating continuous gambling behavior

Discrimination traininga

Behavioral exercises targeting loss of control

8

Further behavioral exercises

Discrimination traininga

Behavioral exercises targeting loss of control

9

Further behavioral exercises

Discrimination traininga

Behavioral exercises targeting loss of control

10

Treatment summary

Maintenance plan

Collection of post-measures

Individual evaluation and treatment summary

Continuous behavioral exercises

  1. aDiscrimination training refers in this context to procedures aimed at present moment discriminating of antecedents and consequences of gambling related behavior