Effectiveness Gamblers Anonymous

compared problem gamblers not attend ga, ga members tend have more severe gambling problems, older, have higher incomes, less single, have more years of gambling problems, have larger debts, have more serious family conflicts, , less serious substance abuse problems. ga may not effective have not had significant gambling problems. ga effective prevent relapses (inability remain abstinent gambling), not effective when helping members deal consequences of relapse.

ga spends of time , energy counseling members on how deal financial , legal problems. ga supports pressure relief groups members take each other task , encourage them honest people in lives , affairs in order. gamblers able moderate activity not continue attending ga meetings. ga members stopped attending meetings more consider sharing @ meetings meaningless , more critical of ga literature. felt particularly elated @ first ga meetings less continue had more balanced first impression. ga, therefore, may suitable severe problem gamblers not have compounding issues.