The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is recommending that healthcare professionals ask patients at health checks or mental health appointments about problem gambling.
, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is recommending that healthcare professionals ask patients at health checks or mental health appointments about problem gambling. The recommendation comes after NICE identified that people with various mental health issues are at an increased risk of harm from gambling.
The draft guidance also provides recommendations for treatment methods from healthcare professionals, including the use of cognitive behavioral therapy and blocking software. The institution is also taking additional steps to hamper the issue. The NICE has opened a questionnaire on its website for the public to assess the severity of harmful gambling.
The questionnaire is based on the Problem Gambling Severity Index, which is used to measure at-risk behavior. Based on an individual’s score support or treatment may be recommended.Problem gambling is having an impact on the U.S. sports betting market, which saw wagering outside of Nevada authorized in 2018. The National Council on Problem Gamblinghave wagered in the past year.
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