Magnusson, Kristoffer https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-0556
Nilsson, Anders https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0982-8483
Andersson, Gerhard https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-6745
Hellner, Clara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8375-9447
Carlbring, Per https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-8813
Funding for this research was provided by:
Svenska Spel's independent research council
Article History
First Online: 2 April 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Dr. Per Carlbring (PC) reports no conflict of interest with respect to the content of the manuscript. However, PC has received two research Grants from gambling operators (Svenska Spel and PAF) specifically devoted to only cover the university costs of employing two Ph.D.-students. PC has served as an unpaid gambling expert for the National Board of Health and Welfare. Dr. Clara Hellner (CH) reports no conflict of interest with respect to the content of the manuscript. However, CH has received research grants from Svenska Spel’s Independent Research Council in support of this study. Anders Nilsson (AN) reports no conflict of interest with respect to the content of the manuscript. However, AN has worked for the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), together with other researchers to develop guidelines for the treatment of problem gambling. Dr. Gerhard Andersson and Kristoffer Magnusson report no conflict of interest with respect to the content of the manuscript.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This study has been given ethical approval from the regional ethics board of Stockholm, Sweden and was given the Registration No. 2014/175-31/5.