Windsor Student To Begin Three Year Study On Gambling Treatment

Problem gambling affects many people and some respond better to treatment for their addictions than other. Why there is varying responses to treatment has not yet been figured out.

That will be the basis of a new program in Windsor. A student in clinical psychology at the University of Windsor will be receiving $25,000 a year to conduct the study until he completes his degree.

Kevin Gomes will conduct his study from the Problem Gambling Treatment Services Centre in Market Square. He will be monitoring gambling addicts in their quest to rid themselves of the problems of gambling.

"What we're trying to accomplish...is to increase the productivity of gambling research. If we are to know what these predictors are..we could tailor the treatment," said Gomes. Gambling addiction research is basically a new field, and Gomes believes he can make a difference by studying the behavior of addicts.

The factors that he will consider is how long people stay with their programs. He will also monitor how much stress and depression play a part in the addicts behavior. "No one's really studied much (about gambling)," he said.

He will receive the money to conduct the study through the first G. Ron Frisch scholarship. The scholarship is named after Frisch, who is a psychology professor emeritus at the Problem Gambling Research Group for the university.

July 21, 2008
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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