An Exploration of the Possibility of Utilizing Practice Based Evidence in Group Work with Disordered Gamblers in Singapore

This paper examines the possibility and merits of utilizing assessment tools to facilitate candidate selection, measuring therapy process and tracking outcome measures for a short-term, time limited therapy group for patients diagnosed with a gambling disorder within a national addictions treatment facility in Singapore, the National Addictions Management Service (NAMS). NAMS is an addiction treatment and management center within a tertiary mental health facility. The center provides psychiatric and psychosocial treatment for patients struggling with both chemical and process addiction. In this particular context, we will be focusing on a group of patients with the diagnosis of gambling disorder.

Author(s): Lawarence Tan

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