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From trauma to tolerance: Psychological predictors of gambling harm severity among UK Armed Forces veterans.

Adanma Ekenna, Dana Dekel, Hilary Engward, Lauren Godier-MacBard, Christopher Kay, Thomas Kersey, Matt Fossey, and Simon Dymond.

Publication Date: 15/12/2025

Help and support for gambling harm among Armed Forces personnel: A mixed-methods study

Blair Biggar, Hannah Champion, Matthew Jones, Glen Dighton, Justyn Larcombe, Matt Fossey, and Simon Dymond.

Publication Date: 15/12/2025

Public Perceptions of Gambling in the UK Armed Forces: Understanding Stigma Via a Vignette Experiment

Jess Smith, Simon Dymond, and Jamie Torrance

Publication Date: 09/12/2025

Leveraging Social Media and Crowdsourcing to Recruit and Retain Military Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Experience of Harmful Gambling for mHealth Interventions: Descriptive Study

Conor Heath, Jess Williams, Daniel Leightley, Dominic Murphy, and Simon Dymond

Publication Date: 11/11/2025

Coping, Civilian Transition, and Gambling Harm Severity in UK Armed Forces Veterans

Adanma Ekenna, Dana Dekel, Hilary Engward, Lauren Godier-MacBard, Christopher Kay, Thomas Kersey, Matt Fossey, and Simon Dymond

Publication Date: 04/11/2025

Anxiety and Distress Tolerance as Mediators between Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Gambling Severity in Veterans

Glen Dighton, Seb Whiteford, Martyn Quigley, and Simon Dymond

Publication Date: 31/10/2025

Smartphone app-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for post-traumatic stress disorder and gambling harm in veterans: A pilot feasibility study

Jess Williams, Conor Heath, Daniel Leightley, Dominic Murphy, and Simon Dymond

Publication Date: 15/10/2025

Gambling-related harm as experienced by UK Armed Forces veterans and affected others: a thematic framework analysis

Glen Dighton, Sam Treacy, Alice Hoon, and Simon Dymond

Publication Date: 04/08/2025

Screening and Assessment of Gambling in Military Populations: A Systematic Review and Gap Analysis

Chloe Rayner, Samantha Treacy, Glen Dighton, Hannah Champion, and Simon Dymond

Publication Date: 08/07/2025

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