British gamblers' usage of treatment 2021

A November 2021 survey focused on the usage of treatment, advice, and support among gamblers in Great Britain. The analysis relied on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), assessing low-risk, medium-risk, and problem gamblers. According to the study, roughly six in ten surveyed problem gamblers used some form of treatment, support, or advice, such as mental health services or support groups, over the 12 months prior to the interview. As of the same period, only four percent of British low-risk gamblers did the same.

Share of gamblers using treatment, advice, and support in the last 12 months in Great Britain as of November 2021, by PGSI score

Characteristic	Used any treatment	Used any support/advice	Used any treatment/support/advice	Have not used any
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Release date

May 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

November 18 to December 14, 2021

Number of respondents

2,338 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

gamblers with a PGSI score of 1+

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

*The source specifies that the study used "the full (9-item) Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) to measure self-reported levels of gambling behavior which may cause harm to the gambler. The PGSI consists of nine items ranging from ‘chasing losses’ to ‘gambling causing health problems’ to ‘feeling guilty about gambling’. Each item is assessed on a four-point scale: never, sometimes, most of the time, almost always. Responses to each item are given the following scores: never = 0; sometimes = 1; most of the time = 2; almost always = 3. When scores for each item are summed, a total score ranging from 0 to 27 is possible. A PGSI score of 8 or more represents a problem gambler".

Treatments include: mental health services, GP, specialist face-to-face treatment, etc..

Support/advice include: family and friends, support groups, websites or books, etc..

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