NICE advises clinicians to ask patients about gambling
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued clinical guidance advising healthcare and social service professionals to ask about gambling in specified appointments, including those involving depression, anxiety and addiction. NICE also recommends considering naltrexone only after psychological therapy has not achieved the desired outcome or repeated relapse has occurred; it cited a survey reporting 2.5% of the UK population as problem gamblers.
The guidance may affect how health services identify gambling harm and consider treatment options.