Contact us via Alfred Health
Contact us via Alfred Health
03 9076 9888
gambling minds provides extensive education resources for psychiatrists and psychiatry registrars wishing to learn more about co-existing mental illness and gambling harms.
Gambling harm and mental health issues often co-occur. However many clients wont seek support for their gambling problems due to shame and stigma.
Many people experiencing gambling harm may present with other health problems. It is common for people struggling with gambling to experience headaches, anxiety, depression, and poor sleep.
Initial engagement with the gambler should focus on instilling hope and forming a therapeutic relationship.
Gambling. It's worth asking the question.
90% of mental health clinicians agree it’s important to identify if a client has a gambling problem. But only 15% of clinicians screen for problem gambling “always” or “often”.
