The Prevalence of Problem Gambling in a Secure Treatment Facility for Psychiatrically Disordered Offenders Liam E. Marshall 1 2 Michelle Wallace 2 & Brian Kerr 2 1 Rockwood Psychological Services 2 Royal Ottawa Health Care Group – Secure Treatment Unit www.rockwoodpsyc.com liam@rockwoodpsyc.com
Introduction The STU Current Study on prevalence of pathological gambling in STU residents Implications for treatment and future research
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Pathological Gambling in Psychiatrically Disordered Offenders at the Secure Treatment Unit M Age = 34.54, SD = 11.60, Range 18-79 All serving sentence s of <2 years (Mean = 324.5 days) Number of diagnosis of Pathological Gambling prior to study: 0
Results Measure N Mean SD Range Alpha South Oaks 88 3.73 5.62 0-17 .95 CPGI 82 3.37 4.86 0-20 .92 Gamblers Anonymous 76 3.74 5.53 0-18 Only CPGI evidenced a discernable factor structure with one factor accounting for 61% of variance observed
Prevalence - South Oaks Degree of Problem N Percent No Problem 54 61.4 Some Problem 6 6.8 Probable Pathological Gambler 28 31.8
Prevalence - CPGI Degree of Problem N Percent No Problem 40 48.8 Some Problems 12 14.6 Moderate Problems 14 17.1 Pathological 16 19.5
Prevalence – Gamblers Anonymous Screen Degree of Problem N Percent No Problems or Low Severity 58 76.3% Probable Pathological 18 23.7%
Results cont. MEASURE South Oaks CPGI -.19 NS GA .08 -.13
Agreement between measures KAPPA Sig South Oaks CPGI .14 NS GA .05 .15
Summary Somewhere between 1/5 and 1/3 of patients at the STU have a severe enough gambling problem to warrant intervention Further research needed on gambling problems in mentally ill prisoners – in particular, further psychometric examination of measures Need for a brief intervention for gambling problems
The Prevalence of Problem Gambling in a Secure Treatment Facility for Psychiatrically Disordered Offenders Liam E. Marshall 1 2 Michelle Wallace 2 & Brian Kerr 2 1 Rockwood Psychological Services 2 Royal Ottawa Health Care Group – Secure Treatment Unit www.rockwoodpsyc.com liam@rockwoodpsyc.com