Doris Malischnig

Psychiatry Ybbs · Department 6

BACKGROUND Despite increasing demand for treatment among cannabis misusers in many countries, most misusers are not in treatment. Internet-based self-help offers an alternative for those hesitant to seek face-to-face therapy, though low-effectiveness and adherence issues often arise. Through adherence-focused guidance enhancement (AFGE), we aimed t...

Abstract: Purpose: Numerous studies indicate a broad spectrum of frequently co-occurring mental disorders such as generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) in the treatment of persons with cannabis use disorders. Previous Internet-based studies have been able to show a reduction in cannabis use in certain cases, but have not considered frequent occurring...

The novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had major impacts on most societies worldwide including the cancelation and postponement of sports events. This has had a major impact on the sports betting industry. The present study is first to investigate the behavior of a sample of online sports bettors before and after COVID-19 measures were...

Illegal gambling by adolescent minors has become a major issue in many societies and lottery gambling is often considered a “gateway” to gambling more generally among this age group. The purpose of this study was to identify the influencing factors that affect retailer compliance concerning the selling of lottery products to minors. The research te...

Austria is an EU member state in central Europe with a long history in gambling. Data on gambling participation, the severity of gambling-related problems, and the acceptance of measures for the protection of gamblers were collected in Austria for the first time in 2009, some of which were replicated by Kalke et al. in 2015. The prevalence rate of...

This article explains concepts and provide examples of the application of digital self-help programs for the prevention of addiction disorders. Digital self-help applications can target both substance reduction and behavior change. They offer a new form of self-help, perhaps even serving as the first point of contact to pave the way for therapeutic...

In Österreich gibt es sowohl ambulante als auch stationäre Angebote zur Behandlung einer Glücksspielstörung. Allerdings suchen nur wenige Betroffene professionelle Hilfe auf. Gründe dafür sind vielfältig, unter anderem weil Schamgefühle, finanzielle oder psychische Probleme sie daran hindern. Häufig erhöht sich erst nach dem Durchleben einer signif...

Background and aims: Problem gambling constitutes a public health concern associated with psychopathological comorbidity, substance use, and financial difficulties. Most individuals with gambling problems avoid counseling services due to perceived stigma and their preference for self-reliance. Treatment accessibility could be improved through web-...

Dieser Artikel hat zum Ziel, neue E-Mental Health Konzepte und Anwendungen für die Behandlungen von Suchterkrankungen vorzustellen und v. a. ihre Wirksamkeit zusammenzufassen. Digitale Angebote wie beispielsweise OnlineTherapie oder Virtual Reality Anwendungen können sich sowohl auf stoffgebundene als auch auf Verhaltenssüchte beziehen. Zudem wird...

Einleitung Bei dem webbasierten, kostenlosen und anonymen Selbsthilfeprogramm winbackcontrol.ch durchlaufen die Benutzer*innen (mit oder ohne komorbide psychische Störungen) ein in 9 Modulen gegliedertes Programm, das den Konsum durch die angebotenen Strategien und Hilfestellungen im Rahmen von selbst gesetzten Zielen reduzieren hilft. Dabei unters...

Background: Prevalence rates for lifetime cannabis use and cannabis use disorder are much higher in people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder than in those without. CANreduce 2.0 is an intervention that is generally effective at reducing cannabis use in cannabis misusers. This self-guided web-based intervention (6-week duration) consists...

Background Though Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) and mindfulness-based interventions (generally delivered in-situ) appear effective for people with substance use disorders, IMIs incorporating mindfulness are largely missing, including those targeting frequent cannabis use. Methods This paper details the protocol for a three-arm ra...

Background: Adolescents and young adults are a crucial target group for preventing harm related to substance use. Recently, declining alcohol and tobacco consumption in young people has been observed in many countries. Based on survey data from 2004 to 2020, we describe time trends for several subgroups of adolescents and young adults (based on co...

Background: Depression and harmful alcohol use are two of the top five leading causes of years of life lost to disability in high-income countries. Integrated treatment targeting both at the same time is often considered more complicated and difficult and, therefore, more expensive. Consequently, integrated internet-based interventions could be a v...

BACKGROUND Prevalence rates for lifetime cannabis use and cannabis use disorder are much higher in people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than those without. CANreduce 2.0 has been shown to be generally effective at reducing cannabis use in cannabis misusers. This self-guided web-based intervention (duration=6 weeks) consists o...

Background Prevalence rates for lifetime cannabis use and cannabis use disorder are much higher in people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder than in those without. CANreduce 2.0 is an intervention that is generally effective at reducing cannabis use in cannabis misusers. This self-guided web-based intervention (6-week duration) consists...

Background: Despite increasing demand for treatment among cannabis users in many countries, most users are not in treatment. Internet-based self-help offers an alternative for those hesitant to seek face-to-face therapy, though low effectiveness and adherence issues often arise. Objective: Through adherence-focused guidance enhancement, we aimed to...

Background Despite increasing demand for treatment among cannabis users in many countries, most users are not in treatment. Internet-based self-help offers an alternative for those hesitant to seek face-to-face therapy, though low effectiveness and adherence issues often arise. Objective Through adherence-focused guidance enhancement, we aimed to i...

The novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had major impacts on most societies worldwide including the cancelation and postponement of sports events. This has had a major impact on the sports betting industry. The present study is first to investigate the behavior of a sample of online sports bettors before and after COVID- 19 measures were...

Recent data (Carli et al., 2014, Wagner et al., 2017) indicate that a significant proportion of young people are temporarily experiencing an increased risk behavior regarding the consumption of alcohol, nicotine, illicit drugs and/or games of chance. At the same time, digital media play a major role in the daily lives of young people and young adul...

Adolescent problem gambling is acknowledged as a public health concern. One approach to minimize the negative consequences of excessive gambling is to reduce the rate of the development of new cases of harm or disorder especially within underage persons by offering mandatory trainings for lottery retailer. Educational initiatives are intended to ch...

Die Autorin analysiert, ob und in welchem Ausmaß Spielerschutzschulungen für Vertriebspartner der österreichischen Lotterien zur Umsetzung von Jugendschutzvorgaben (Compliance) führten. Sie untersucht darüber hinaus den Einfluss der persönlichen Einstellungen auf die Umsetzung von Präventionsmaßnahmen und die Rahmenbedingungen, die einem regelkonfo...

One approach to minimizing the negative consequences of excessive gambling is staff training to reduce the rate of the development of new cases of harm or disorder within their customers. The primary goal of the present study was to assess suitable benchmark criteria for the training of gambling employees at casinos and lottery retailers. The study...

Session 1-4-C ”Protecting the Young” A major challenge for lottery operators worldwide lies in motivating sales partners to check whether customers meet the minimum age requirement for the purchase of lottery products and thus use this control measure to prevent their sale to minors. Measures used by Austrian Lotteries to raise awareness of this to...

Online gaming is more and more common and increasingly accessible. Due to a lack of social control the participation could be a potential risk for certain customers. The given article focuses on prevention measures that are provided by the Austrian online gaming operator, the Austrian Lotteries, provider of the online gaming platform win2day, in th...

Certain gambling operators now provide social responsibility tools to help players gamble more responsibly. One such innovation is the use of pop-up messages that aim to give feedback to the players about the time and money they have thus far spent gambling. Most studies of this innovation have been conducted in laboratory settings, and although co...

Online gaming is becoming more and more common and increasingly accessible. Yet a lack of social control could make participation a potential risk for certain customers. This article focuses on the prevention measures that have been developed and implemented by Austrian Lotteries, the Austria-based operator of the online gaming platform win2day, in...

Online gaming is becoming more and more common and increasingly accessible. Yet a lack of social control could make participation a potential risk for certain customers. This article focuses on the prevention measures that have been developed and implemented by Austrian Lotteries, the Austria-based operator of the online gaming platform win2day, in...