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Gambling Therapy app

An app for people with gambling addiction.
This app is best used with guidance and support from people trained to help gamblers such as counsellors and therapists.

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Gambling Therapy app	By Gordon Moody Association
	Features Self-assessment questionnaire. Mindfulness and self-help exercises. Daily motivational quotes. Note: service providers and crisis support information is not applicable to New Zealand users.
Clinical review	Read a clinical review below.
Security and privacy	Does the app: Collect medical information? No Require a login? No Have password protection? No Have a privacy policy? Yes Require internet access to use? Yes Read more about safety and security when using apps. Brochures: Tips to improve your privacy and security [PDF, 65 KB] Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ Staying safe online(external link) Netsafe, NZ
Cost	Free
How to get the app	(external link) (external link) (external link)

This app has information on what is problem gambling and a test for the users to assess whether their gambling is a problem. The test appears to be based on the Canadian Problem Gambling Index. The advice section comprises:

Mindfulness: audios on overcoming the urge to gamble, guided sitting meditation and tips on how to relax.
Self-help exercises: this section has a series of worksheets that the user needs to complete to help them understand their problem and figure out solutions such as a gambling diary, worksheets that help you identify gains and losses of gambling, triggers and what you can do to reduce it.
Limits and self-exclusion: describes features of websites that allow you to set limits.
Access, time and money: offers advice on practical barriers to gambling.

For the complete app description, go to the App website(external link) , Google Play(external link) or the App Store(external link) or for a complete review, see reviews below.

PROS	CONS
✔ Easy to identify if the user has problem gambling. ✔ Useful tool to set up the limits for users’ gambling. ✔ Clear layout. ✔ Easy to use.	✘ For someone needing immediate help, there are numerous steps and users may not be able to spend time reading how to do it on the app. ✘ This app is mainly UK, US and Australian users. There is no information on service providers for New Zealand users.

Clinical review

Reviewer: Annie Zhang, Administrator, Asian Family Services.
Date of review: August 2019
Platform: Android
Version: 2.0.9
Comments: This app aims to help problem gamblers identify their problem gambling, do self-exclusion and set limits for their gambling by using it. The app also provides information for other organisation that can provide help to problem gamblers. Users may benefit by doing a self-assessment and getting a clearer understanding of problem gambling. My concern with this app is that for someone needing immediate help, there are numerous steps and users may not be able to spend time reading how to do it on the app. Overall this app has many useful features but it is best used with guidance and support from people trained to help gamblers such as counsellors and therapists. Going through each of the self-help steps requires motivation, will and self control which may be difficult for a person with a gambling problem to work through without the support of a professional counsellor or therapist.
Safety concerns: For someone needing immediate help, there are numerous steps and users may not be able to spend time reading how to do it on the app.
New Zealand relevance: This app is mainly UK, US and Australian users. There is no information on service providers for New Zealand users.

Problem gambling apps
Gambling overview
NZ Health App Library
Consumer guide: how to choose a health app
Clinicians guide: how to choose a health app
Security and privacy of health apps

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