UNASSIGNED: There is little available information on the factors that influence relapses and dropouts during therapy for @entity11532 ( @entity11532 ). The aim of this study was to determine socio-demographic, clinical, personality, and psychopathological predictors of relapse and dropout in a sample of pathological gamblers seeking treatment. A total of 566 consecutive outpatients diagnosed with @entity11532 according to DSM-IV-TR criteria were included. All @entity1 underwent an individualized cognitive-behavioral treatment program. We analyzed predictors of relapse during 6months of treatment and during the subsequent 6months of follow-up, and predictors of dropout over the entire therapeutic program. Eighty @entity1 (14.1%) experienced at least one relapse during the entire follow-up of the study: 50 (8.8%) within the treatment period and 12 (2.1%) during the subsequent 6-month follow-up period. The main predictors of relapse were single marital status, spending less than 100 @entity7634 /week on gambling, active gambling behavior at treatment inclusion, and high scores on the TCI-R Harm Avoidance personality dimension. One hundred fifty-seven @entity1 (27.8%) missed 3 or more therapeutic sessions over the entire therapeutic program. The main predictors of dropout were single marital status, younger age, and high scores on the TCI-R Novelty Seeking personality dimension. The presence of these factors at inclusion should be taken into account by physicians dealing with @entity11532 @entity1 .

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity11532 :: ('MESH:D005715', 'Disease') :: ['PG', 'pathological gambling'] @entity7634 :: ('9319', 'Species') :: ['euros']
@entity11532 :: (MESH:D005715,Disease) :: ['Pathological gambling']
