Treatment

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The UCLA Impulse Control Disorders Clinic is an outpatient clinic that provides treatment for pathological gamblers and their families. Services included consultations, diagnostic assessments, pharmacological management, individual psychotherapy and family therapy. The clinic is open on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and is directed by Dr. Timothy Fong.

The UCLA Addiction Medicine Clinic is an outpatient clinic that provides treatment for patients with a variety of addictive disorders. This is a teaching clinic that is staffed by psychiatry residents and supervised by Dr. Fong. Patients that cannot be seen in the Impulse Control Disorders Clinic are evaluated and treated in this teaching clinic.

Dr. Richard Rosenthal treats pathological gamblers in his office in Beverly Hills. His clinical services are an important component of the UGSP treatment services. Dr. Rosenthal provides consultations, diagnostic assessments and individual and family therapy.

To inquire about treatment services, call 310-825-4845.

Self Help

"Freedom from Problem Gambling"

This self-help workbook for problem gamblers, developed by the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, is a tool for assisting people who are motivated to stop gambling or to reduce the problems associated with gambling. The workbook is currently being evaluated for effectiveness and it is NOT a substitute for professional help. PDF copies.

Forensic Consultation/Expert Witness Testimony

Given the high percentage of crimes committed by pathological gamblers, the UGSP has received numerous requests to assist those involved in the criminal justice system. Since 2005, UGSP has been part of ten separate cases, provided expert testimony, neuropsychological testing and forensic evaluation.

Future plans are in the work to continue to educate the legal profession and the courts about the disease concept of pathological gambling and that treatment, rather than incarceration, is a more appropriate disposition for some clients.

Forensic Consultation

At the UGSP, we are acutely aware that individuals diagnosed as pathological gamblers are prone to experiencing difficulties with the criminal justice system. Because of our background and training as scientists and clinicians, we possess the knowledge and skills to provide scientific explanations that clarify the relationship between pathological gambling and criminal behavior. We presently provide the following types of assessment services:

1. Psychiatric assessment
2. Psychological/neuropsychological assessment