Recommendations for research
The guideline committee has made the following recommendations for research.
Key recommendations for research
1 Asking about gambling
What is the accuracy of individual brief screening tools in identifying gambling-related harms?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on asking about gambling .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review B: tools for identification and assessment of harmful gambling.
3 Models of care and service delivery
What is the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of care pathways and models of care for people who experience gambling-related harms (including those with comorbid conditions such as depression, anxiety and substance-use disorders, those at high-risk and those under-represented in services)?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on models of care and service delivery .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review D: models of care and service delivery.
4 Combination of pharmacological and psychological interventions
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmacological treatment with and without psychological therapy for the treatment of gambling that harms?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on pharmacological treatment of gambling that harms .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review E: pharmacological treatment of harmful gambling.
6 Preventing relapse
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of interventions and approaches (for example, building recovery capital, mutual aid, peer support and mentoring programmes) for preventing relapse in people who have previously experienced gambling that harms?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on relapse and ongoing support .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review H: relapse prevention.
Other recommendations for research
7 Interventions to improve access
What is the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions or approaches designed to improve access to gambling treatment services for people from under-represented groups who are experiencing gambling-related harms?
For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on improving access to treatment .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review J: interventions to improve access.
9 Psychological or psychosocial interventions
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of psychological or psychosocial interventions to reduce gambling symptoms and increase recovery capital?
10 Combination psychological or psychosocial interventions
What sequential or combination psychological or psychosocial interventions are most effective and cost effective for the treatment of gambling that harms?
11 Psychological or psychosocial interventions with comorbidities
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of psychological or psychosocial interventions for gambling that harms with comorbid conditions (for example, depression, anxiety or alcohol or substance dependence)?
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations for research, see the rationale section on psychological interventions for gambling that harms .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review F: psychological and psychosocial treatment of harmful gambling.
12 Combination pharmacological treatment
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of combination pharmacological treatment for gambling that harms?
13 Pharmacological treatment for different groups of people
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmacological treatment for gambling that harms in people with comorbidities (for example, depression, anxiety or alcohol or substance dependence)?
For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations for research, see the rationale section on pharmacological treatment of gambling that harms .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review E: pharmacological treatment of harmful gambling.