Treatment options have been studied more thoroughly for gambling addiction as the disorder escalates due to more states legalizing gambling (Dowling, Jackson, Thomas, 2008). Studies have shown that different methods of therapy, along with certain medications help treat this disorder. (Arehart-Treichel, 2005). The practices that show to be best are cognitive and behavioral interventions. A main component prevalent in those with a gambling disorder is that they lack a control over their impulses and they act on gambling urges. (Dowling, Jackson, Thomas, 2008). Cognitive-Behavioral therapy is an aspect of psychotherapy which addresses maladaptive thought processes and the behaviors that coincide with those thoughts, and to try to adjust them accordingly
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