Editing Cognitive behavioral therapy (section)

====Pathological and problem gambling====
CBT is also used for [[problem gambling|pathological and problem gambling]]. The percentage of people who problem gamble is 1–3% around the world.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Okuda M, Balán I, Petry NM, Oquendo M, Blanco C | title = Cognitive-behavioral therapy for pathological gambling: cultural considerations | journal = The American Journal of Psychiatry | volume = 166 | issue = 12 | pages = 1325–1330 | date = December 2009 | pmid = 19952084 | pmc = 2789341 | doi = 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08081235 }}</ref> Cognitive behavioral therapy develops skills for relapse prevention and someone can learn to control their mind and manage high-risk cases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.antonpsych.org/~antonpsy/ieadmin/files/Stop_Addictions_Now.pdf|title=Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Pathological Gamblers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919030318/http://www.antonpsych.org/~antonpsy/ieadmin/files/Stop_Addictions_Now.pdf|archive-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> There is evidence of efficacy of CBT for treating pathological and problem gambling at immediate follow up, however the longer term efficacy of CBT for it is currently unknown.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Cowlishaw S, Merkouris S, Dowling N, Anderson C, Jackson A, Thomas S | title = Psychological therapies for pathological and problem gambling | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 11 | pages = CD008937 | date = November 2012 | pmid = 23152266 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD008937.pub2 | collaboration = Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group | pmc = 11955261 }}</ref>