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Pathological gambling: understanding relapses and dropouts Aragay Vicente, Nuria JIMENEZ-MURCIA, SUSANA Granero, Roser FERNANDEZ-ARANDA, FERNANDO Ramos-Grille, Irene Cardona, Sara Garrido García, Gemma Mohammed, Anisul Islam Menchón, José M. Vallès, Vicenç Treatment outcomes Gamblers Temperament Predictors Character Therapy Resultados del tratamiento Jugadores Temperamento Predictores Carácter Terapia Resultats del tractament Jugadors Temperament Predictors Caràcter Teràpia 159.9 SJM has been partially supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Ministry of Science and Innovation; PSI2011-28349). CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn) (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition) and CIBER Salud Mental (CIBERsam) (Mental Health) are initiatives of the ISCIII. This study is a part of the PhD thesis of Núria Aragay at the University of Barcelona (School of Psychology). 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 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 eng Comprehensive Psychiatry Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess Desconocido Elsevier