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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Aragay Vicente, Nuria author JIMENEZ-MURCIA, SUSANA author Granero, Roser author FERNANDEZ-ARANDA, FERNANDO author Ramos-Grille, Irene author Cardona, Sara author Garrido García, Gemma author Mohammed, Anisul Islam author Menchón, José M. author Vallès, Vicenç author 2015-02 There is little available information on the factors that influence relapses and dropouts during therapy for pathological gambling (PG). The aim of this study was to determine socio-demographic, clinical, personality, and psychopathological predictors of relapse and dropout in a sample of pathological gamblers seeking treatment. A total of 566 consecutive outpatients diagnosed with PG according to DSM-IV-TR criteria were included. All patients underwent an individualized cognitive–behavioral treatment program. We analyzed predictors of relapse during 6 months of treatment and during the subsequent 6 months of follow-up, and predictors of dropout over the entire therapeutic program. Eighty patients (14.1%) experienced at least one relapse during the entire follow-up of the study: 50 (8.8%) within the treatment period and 12 (2.1%) during the subsequent 6-month follow-up period. The main predictors of relapse were single marital status, spending less than 100 euros/week on gambling, active gambling behavior at treatment inclusion, and high scores on the TCI-R Harm Avoidance personality dimension. One hundred fifty-seven patients (27.8%) missed 3 or more therapeutic sessions over the entire therapeutic program. The main predictors of dropout were single marital status, younger age, and high scores on the TCI-R Novelty Seeking personality dimension. The presence of these factors at inclusion should be taken into account by physicians dealing with PG patients. Aragay Vicente, N.; Jimenez-Murcia, S.; Granero, R. [et. al]. Pathological gambling: understanding relapses and dropouts. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2015, 57, pp. 58-64. Disponible en: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010440X14002995?via%3Dihub>. Fecha de acceso: 23 Mar 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.10.009 0010-440X https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/5258 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.10.009 Treatment outcomes Gamblers Temperament Predictors Character Therapy Resultados del tratamiento Jugadores Temperamento Predictores Carácter Terapia Resultats del tractament Jugadors Temperament Predictors Caràcter Teràpia Pathological gambling: understanding relapses and dropouts