RI Gambling Treatment Program

About the Program

Our Approach to Treatment

The Rhode Island Gambling Treatment Program is a comprehensive approach to helping patients deal with the psychological, personal and social problems associated with problem gambling. Patients attend both group and individual therapy sessions.

Patient follow-up and quality assurance

We firmly believe that professionals in the Mental Health field should be accountable for the quality and effectiveness of their services. Therefore, we attempt to contact former patients every six months to assess their continued progress. This helps us to demonstrate the value of our program. Secondly, it allows us to reach out to those who may not be doing as well as they hoped.

Many times, people get re-connected with us this way. For those who are maintaining their gains, they know we are still only a phone call away should they need a "tune-up." Finally, we are clinical researchers and we will use this information to help advance our understanding of how people recover from compulsive gambling problems.

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