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Gamblers Anonymous: the first forty years
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Anonymous steps: gender and Gamblers Anonymous
No full textThe biggest source of help for problem gamblers remains gamblers anonymous (GA) in terms of accessibility and availability. GA has traditionally been very much a male preserve. This paper reports on a literature review of Gamblers Anonymous together with data from observations of a contemporary open GA meeting over a one year period. Whilst some studies from North America suggest a changing culture and gender balance within GA programmes observations from the North of England, supported by some data from the rest of the UK suggest that GA remains male dominated and that women participate almost exclusively as partners of men with problems. The recent arrival to the UK of a 'women preferred' GA meeting format (effectively a women only group) perhaps points to a useful way forward for at least some of the estimated 60,000 women in the UK who have gambling related problems.</p
Anonymous steps: gender and Gamblers Anonymous
No full textThe biggest source of help for problem gamblers remains gamblers anonymous (GA) in terms of accessibility and availability. GA has traditionally been very much a male preserve. This paper reports on a literature review of Gamblers Anonymous together with data from observations of a contemporary open GA meeting over a one year period. Whilst some studies from North America suggest a changing culture and gender balance within GA programmes observations from the North of England, supported by some data from the rest of the UK suggest that GA remains male dominated and that women participate almost exclusively as partners of men with problems. The recent arrival to the UK of a 'women preferred' GA meeting format (effectively a women only group) perhaps points to a useful way forward for at least some of the estimated 60,000 women in the UK who have gambling related problems.</p
Know When to Fold ‘Em: Portrayal of Compulsive Gambling and Gamblers Anonymous in News Articles, 1956-1997
No full textThis paper examines Gamblers Anonymous and compulsive gambling in newspaper articles from the 1950s to the 1990s. It is an analysis of what readers of major newspapers could have learned about compulsive gambling through Gamblers Anonymous. It includes how Gamblers Anonymous used newspapers for publicity and to inform readers about compulsive gambling. Gamblers Anonymous presented newspaper readers with an image of the compulsive gambler, the difficulties associated with being and living with a compulsive gambler, various statistics on compulsive gamblers, and attempted to reach out to prospective compulsive gamblers in order to help them
Recovery in Gamblers Anonymous
No full textThis article was written to provide an overview of recovery in Gamblers Anonymous (GA). How GA's approach reflects the distinctive needs of compulsive gamblers is a central theme. GA is a mutual aid organization modeled upon Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), though differing in some ways from that organization. One notable feature of GA is its emphasis on patience in the recovery process, reflected even in its approach to the 12 Steps, which are "worked" at a slow pace for this reason. Another feature that distinguishes GA is a seemingly more rigorous approach to avoiding potential triggers, notably gambling establishments. Whereas AA leaves it up to the individual to decide whether or not it is safe to enter establishments where alcohol is served, GA's official stand on such questions is uncompromising: members should not enter, or even go near, gambling establishments. Reasons for these differences are discussed.</jats:p
Does Spousal Participation in Gamblers Anonymous Benefit Compulsive Gamblers?
No full text Extent of gambling-free periods was compared for 90 compulsive gamblers, 44 with spouses who participated in Gamblers Anonymous and 46 with spouses who did not. Although the results were in the direction of a beneficial effect of spousal participation, the relationship was statistically nonsignificant. </jats:p
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