Effects of Positive Psychological Group Psychotherapy and Auricular Acupressure on Withdrawal Symptoms
Gambling
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Gambling focused on measuring group counseling, acupressure, serotonin, depressive symptoms, resilience
Eligibility Criteria
[For first-year]:
Inclusion Criteria:
gamblers who - are more than 19 years old
- had a total gambling period of more than six months
- gambled within a month
- wanted to quit gambling
- had eight or more PGSI(Problem Gambling Severity Index) scores
- had no ear infections
- were not allergic to copper or aluminum
- willing to complete questionnaires
- agreed to extract blood
non-gamblers who
- were over the age of 19
- willing to complete questionnaires
- agreed to extract blood
- got zero or received the lowest scores on alcoholism, smartphone addiction, game addiction, and gambling addiction tests
- had never smoked
- never been blacked out in their lives
- had negative outcome in cotinine urine tests
- had no medical or psychological diagnosis
- no medication for therapeutic purposes
Exclusion Criteria:
- gamblers who - were pregnant - had experiences in taking drugs, including marijuana.
non-gamblers who
- were pregnant
- had taken painkillers in recent a week prior to blood testing
- had experiences in taking drugs, including marijuana
[For second and third year]:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. gamblers
- will be the same as those in the first year of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. gamblers who
- were undergoing gambling counseling
- were on medication
- had taken painkillers in the past a week
- were pregnant
- had experiences in taking drugs, including marijuana
Sites / Locations
- Inha University HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Experimental
No Intervention
No Intervention
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
No Intervention
[1st year]Auricular Acupressure Experimental Group 1
[1st year]Control Group 1
[1st year]Normal Group
[2nd&3rd year]Auricular Acupressure Experimental Group 2
[2nd&3rd year]Placebo Group
[2nd&3rd year]Control Group 2
auricular acupressure
education material
Non-gamblers
auricular acupressure + group counseling
placebo acupressure + group counseling
education material