Cognitive-behavioral treatment of pathological gambling / Tratamiento cognitivo-conductual del juego patológico
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v4i2.131Keywords:
Juego patológico, tratamiento cognitivo-conductual, reestructuración cognitiva, técnicas de exposición. / Keywords, Pathological gambling, cognitive-behavioral treatment, cognitive reestructuring, exposure therapy.Abstract
El objetivo de este estudio es realizar una revisión de las técnicas cognitivo-conductuales utilizadas en el tratamiento del juego patológico y analizar su relación con las teorías existentes en este ámbito. Se revisan las principales teorías conductuales y cognitivas desarrolladas para explicar este trastorno y se describe el modelo de Sharpe y Tarrier (1993) como teoría integradora cognitivo-conductual. Se describen la terapia aversiva, la terapia de exposición y la terapia cognitiva como principales técnicas de intervención en el juego patológico y se resumen los resultados de las investigaciones que analizan la eficacia de dichas técnicas. Se hace una reflexión sobre las directrices futuras en el tratamiento cognitivo- conductual del juego patológico.
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The aim of this study is to review the cognitive-behavioral techniques for pathological gambling treatment and to analyse their connexion with the actual theories on this area. It is revised the main behavioral and cognitive theories for the explanation of pathological gambling disorder. Sharpe and Tarrier’s model (1993) is described as a integrative cognitivebehavioral theory. The main techniques for the pathological gambling treatment are described: Aversive therapy, exposure therapy and cognitive therapy. This study resume the results of research on cognitive-behavioral techniques efficacy. There is a reflection about future perspectives in the development of cognitive-behavioral treatment for pathological gambling disorder.
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