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This is the third part of a study of dropouts from Gamblers Anonymous, the overall design, aims and rationale of which are outlined in part one. Dropouts who had attended more than one meeting were asked about many specific aspects of their experience in Gamblers Anonymous. These reports are compared with similarly obtained reports from a group of continuing attendees who had not gambled for more than one year in an attempt to explore the viability of many specific hypotheses as to the possible factors in dropout.
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Hector Currie and David LeSage were volunteer interviewers. A. J. Weir and J. G. Gillies read the manuscript and contributed corrections and suggestions. Without the vigorous co-operation of many members of the Glasgow Wednesday Group of Gamblers Anonymous and especially without the meticulous record-keeping of Pat and the moral and political support of Walter this study would not have been possible.
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Brown, R.I.F. Dropouts and continuers in Gamblers Anonymous: Part 3: Some possible specific reasons for dropout. J Gambling Stud 3, 137–151 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01043452
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01043452