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Scoping Current Evidence and Evidence-Gaps in Research on Gambling-Related Suicide

Author: A. John, H. Wardle, S. McManus & S. Dymond Published: July 2019
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Summary

This report, commissioned by GambleAware, summarises discussions from a workshop on gambling-related suicide research gaps and priorities.

Topics covered

  • knowledge gaps in gambling-related suicide research
  • potential research using existing systems and data
  • ways to improve data collection on gambling-related suicide

Key findings

Research gaps include lack of current UK prevalence data and the need for intervention studies. Recommendations include:
  • analysing gambling questions in future surveys
  • conducting psychological autopsy studies
  • using a staged approach to develop complex interventions
Improving data collection is also seen as critical to advancing knowledge in this area.

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