merkouris-affectedother-2020.pdf (1.41 MB)
Affected other treatments: Systematic review and meta-analysis across addictions
report
posted on 2020-10-26, 00:00 authored by Stephanie MerkourisStephanie Merkouris, Nicki DowlingNicki Dowling, Simone RoddaAffected other treatments: Systematic review and meta-analysis across addictions
History
Publisher
NSW Office of Responsible GamblingResearch statement
Despite making up a considerable proportion of the population and experiencing a range of harms, there are limited treatment options for family members and friends affected by someone else’s problematic alcohol, illicit drug, gambling or internet gaming use (i.e., affected others). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to: (1) identify the content and characteristics of the available psychosocial treatments for individuals affected by someone else’s addiction (alcohol, illicit drugs, gambling and/or internet gaming); (2) narratively synthesise the effectiveness of psychosocial treatments for affected others across addictions; and (3) determine the effectiveness of psychosocial treatments for affected others across addictions and the durability of treatment effects, relative to passive control groups, using meta-analyses. In doing so, this review was the first to focus solely on treatments that are directed towards the affected other, including treatments that help the affected other manage the impacts of addiction (affected other-focused), equip the affected other to support the addicted person (addicted person-focused). By exploring affected other treatments across numerous addictions, this review identified gaps in knowledge and provides the formative work necessary for the development of evidence-based treatments for individuals affected by gambling harm.Publication classification
A6 Research report/technical paperCopyright notice
2020, Deakin UniversityUsage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedKeywords
Licence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC