Published work
2023
Newall, P., Allami, Y., Andrade, M., Ayton, P., Baker-Frampton, R., Bennett, D., Browne, M., Bunn, C., Bush-Evans, R., Chen, S., Collard, S., De Jans, S., Derevensky, J., Dowling, N. A., Dymond, S., Froude, A., Goyder, E., Heirene, R.M., Hing, N., Hudders, L., Hunt, K., 19, James, R. J. E 20, Li, E., Ludvig, E. A., Marionneau, V., McGrane, E., Merkouris, S. S., Orford, J., Parrado-González, A., Pryce, R., Rockloff, M., Romild, U., Rossi, R., Russell, A. M. T., Singmann, H., Smit Quosai, T., Stark, S., Suomi, A., Swanton, T. B., Talberg, N., Thoma, V., Torrance, J., Tulloch, C., van Holst, R. J., Walasek, L., Wardle, H., West, J., Wheaton, J., Xiao, L. Y., Young, M. M., Bellringer, M., Sharman, S., Roberts, A. (2023). ‘No evidence of harm’ implies no evidence of safety: Framing the lack of causal evidence in gambling advertising research. Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16369
Dowling, N. A., Rodda, S. N., & Merkouris, S. S. (2023). Applying the Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention framework to the development of gambling interventions. Journal of Gambling Studies. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10250-x
Russell, A. M. T. Browne, M., Hing, N., Rockloff, M., Newall, P., Dowling, N. A., Merkouris, S. S., King, D. L., Stevens, M., Salonen, A., Breen, H., Greer, N., Thorne, H., Vistinin, T., Rawat, V., & Woo, L. (2023). Electronic gaming machine accessibility and gambling problems: A natural policy experiment. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 11(3), 721-732. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00044.
Bijker, R., Booth, N., Merkouris, S. S., Dowling, N. A., & Rodda, S. N. (2023). International prevalence of self-exclusion from gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Addiction Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-023-00510-6
Thomas, A. C., Portogallo, H., Read, F., Avisar, J., Merkouris, S. S., & Dowling, N. A. (2023). Lived experience performance to reduce stigma, enhance understanding of gambling harm and change attitudes and behaviours of professionals and community members. Journal of Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10223-0
Sinclair, J. M. A., Aslan, B., Agabio, R., Anilkumar, A., Brosnan, M., Day, E., Dowling, N. A., Flood, C., Grant, J. E., Halliday, R., Hofvander, B., Howes, L., Moseley, R., Myers, B., O’Connor, V., Shaya, G., Thomas, S., Robinson, J., & Chamberlain, S. R. (2023). Identifying the most important research, policy and practice questions for substance use, problematic alcohol use and behavioural addictions in autism (SABA-A): A priority setting partnership. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 124, 152393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152393
Suomi, A., Lucas, N., Dowling, N. A., & Delfabbro, P. (2023). Gambling harm experienced by children exposed to regular parental gambling: An online survey of Australians. Journal of Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10211-4
Browne, M., Delfabbro, P., Thorne, H., Tulloch, C., Rockloff, M., Hing, N., Dowling, N. A. & Stevens, M. (2023). Unambiguous evidence that over half of gambling problems in Australia are caused by electronic gaming machines: Results from a large-scale composite population study. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12(1), 182-193. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00083
Suomi, A., Bailey, M., Lucas, N., Dowling, N. A., & Delfabbro, P. (2023). “It’s like you’re not even there…”: Gambling harm experienced by the children of gambling parents. Children and Youth Services Review, 145, 106800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106800
2022
Merkouris, S. S., Loram, G., Abdelrazek, M., Rodda, S., Ibrahim, A., Bonti, A., & Dowling, N. A. (2022). Improving the user experience of a gambling support and education website using a chatbot. Universal Access in the Information Society, 709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-022-0932-5.
Hing, N., Smith, M., Rockloff, M., Thorne, H., Russell, A. M. T., Dowling, N. A., & Breen, H. (2022). How structural changes in online gambling are shaping the contemporary experiences and behaviours of online gamblers: An interview study. BMC Public Health, 22: e1620. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14019-6
Dowling, N., Merkouris, S., Lubman, D., Thomas, S., Bowden-Jones, H., & Cowlishaw, S. (2022). Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of pathological and problem gambling. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD008936. https://doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008936.pub2.
Dowling, N. A., Merkouris, S. S., Rodda, S. N., Youssef, G., Bagot, K., Hawker, C., Portogallo, H., & Lubman, D. I. (2022). A gambling Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention (GamblingLess: In-The-Moment): Protocol for a micro-randomised trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(8): e38958. https://doi.org/10.2196/38958.
Rodda, S. N., Bagot, K., Merkouris, S. S., Youssef, G. J., Portogallo, H., Lubman, D. I., & Dowling, N. A. (2022). Smartphone app delivery of a Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention for adult gamblers (Gambling Habit Hacker): Protocol for a microrandomized trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 26(11): e38919. https://doi.org/10.2196/38919
Hing, N., Russell, A. M. T., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., Tulloch, C., Rawat, V., Greer, N., Stevens, M., Dowling, N. A., Merkouris, S. S., King, D. L., Stevens, M., Salonen, A. H., Breen, H., & Woo, L. (2022). Gambling-related harms to concerned significant others: A national Australian prevalence study. Journal of Behavioural Addictions, 11(2), 361-372. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00045
Binjker, R., Booth, N., Merkouris, S. S., Dowling, N. A., & Rodda, S. N. (in press, accepted May 11, 2022). Global prevalence of help-seeking for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 117(2), 2972-2985. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15952.
Hing, N., Russell, A. M. T., Black, A., Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Rawat, V., Greer, N., Stevens, M., Dowling, N. A., Merkouris, S., King, D. L., Salonen, A., Breen, H., & Woo, L. (2022). Gambling prevalence and gambling problems amongst land-based-only, online-only and mixed-mode gamblers in Australia: A national study. Computers in Human Behavior, 107269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107269.
Merkouris, S. S., Rodda, S. N., & Dowling, N. A. (2022). Affected other interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis across addictions. Addiction. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15825.
Humphrey, G., Chu, J., Ruwhui-Collins, R., Erick, S., Dowling, N., Merkouris, S., Newcombe, D., Rodda, S., Ho, E., Nosa, V., Parag, V., & Bullen, C. (2022). Adapting an evidence-based e-learning CBT program into a mobile app for people experiencing gambling problems: A formative study. JMIR Formative. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.2196/321940.
Chamberlain, S. R. Bowden-Jones, H., Hook, R., Grant, J. E., Ioannidis, K., Corazza, O., Fineberg, N. A., Singer, B., Roberts, A. D. L, Bethlehem, R. A. I, Dymond, S., Romero-Garcia, R., Robbins, T. W., Cortese, S., Thomas, S. A., Sahakian, B. J., & Dowling, N. A. (2022). Gambling disorder in the United Kingdom: Key research priorities and the urgent need for independent research funding. Lancet Psychiatry. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00356-4
Suomi, A., Lucas, N., Dowling, N. A., & Delfabbro, P. (2022). Parental problem gambling and child wellbeing: Systematic review and synthesis of evidence. Addictive Behaviors, 126(5), 107205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107205.
2021
Bush, R., Russell, A.M. T., Waling, A., Staiger, P. K., & Dowling, N. A. (2021). Risk and protective factors for the development of gambling-related harms and problems among Australian sexual minority men. BMC Psychology, 9(1): 102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00597-4.
Dowling, N. A. (2021). Merkouris, S. S., Rodda, S. N., Smith, D., Aarsman, S., Lavis, T., Lubman, D. I., Austin, D. W., Cunningham, J. A., Battersby, M. W., & O, S. C. GamblingLess: A randomised trial comparing guided and unguided internet-based gambling interventions. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(11), 2224. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112224.
Dowling, N. A., Youssef, G. J., Greenwood, C. Merkouris, S. S., Suomi, A., & Room, R. (2021). The identification of low-risk gambling limits for specific gambling activities. Journal of Gambling Studies. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10036-z.
Dowling, N. A., Merkouris, S. S., & Spence, K. (2021). Ecological momentary assessment of the relationship between outcome expectancies and gambling episodes. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(8), 1709. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/jcm10081709.
Merkouris, S. S., Greenwood, C. J., Youssef, G. J., Letcher, P., Vassallo, S., & Olsson, C. A., & Dowling, N. A. (2021). Adult gambling problems and histories of mental health and Substance use: Findings from a prospective multi-wave Australian cohort study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(7), 1406. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10071406
Greenwood, C. J., Youssef, G. J., Merkouris, S. S., & Dowling, N. A. (2021). The shape of gambling risk-curves for frequency, expenditure, and proportion of income in Australia. Addiction, 116(11), 3219-3226. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15507.
Saxton, J., Rodda, S. N., Booth, N., Merkouris, S. S., & Dowling, N. A. (2021). The efficacy of personalised normative feedback interventions across addictions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE., 16(4): e0248262. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248262.
Dowling, N. A., Greenwood, C. J., Merkouris, S. S., Youssef, G. J., Browne, M., Rockloff, M., & Myers, P. (2021). The identification of low-risk gambling limits: A comparison of gambling-related harm measures. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 10 (1), 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00012.
Hawker, C. O., Merkouris, S. S., Youssef, G. J., & Dowling, N. A. (2021). A smartphone-delivered Ecological Momentary Intervention for problem gambling (GamblingLess: Curb Your Urge): Single-arm acceptability and feasibility trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(3): e25786. https://doi.org/10.2196/25786.
Booth, N., Dowling, N. A., Landon, J., Lubman, D. I., Merkouris, S. S., & Rodda, S. N. (2021). Affected others responsivity to gambling harm: An international taxonomy of consumer-derived behaviour change techniques. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(4), 583. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040583.
Dowling, N. A., Youssef, G. J., Greenwood, C., Merkouris, S. S., Suomi, A., & Room, R. (2021). The development of empirically derived Australian low-risk gambling limits. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(2), 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10020167.
Dowling, N. A., Aarsman, S., & Merkouris, S. S. (2021). Risk, compensatory, and protective factors for problem gambling: The role of positive mental health characteristics. Addictive Behaviors, 112d: 106604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106604.
Hawker, C., Merkouris, S., Youssef, G., & Dowling, N. A. (2021). Exploring the associations between gambling cravings, self-efficacy, and gambling episodes: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Addictive Behaviors, 112, 106574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106574.
2020
Dowling, N. A., Francis, K. L., Dixon, R., Merkouris, S. S., Thomas, S. A., Frydenberg, E., & Jackson, A. C. (2020). “It runs in your blood”: Reflections from treatment seeking gamblers on their family history of gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10899-020-09959-w
Manning, V., Dowling, N. A., Rodda, S. N., Cheetham, A., & Lubman, D. I. (2020). An examination of clinician responses to problem gambling in community mental health services. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(7), 2075. doi: 10.3390/jcm9072075.
Delfabbro, P., King, D. L., Browne, M., & Dowling, N. A. (in press, accepted April 12, 2020). Do EGMs have the strongest association with problem gambling?: Evidence from a decade of Australian prevalence studies. Journal of Gambling Studies, 36, 499-511. doi: 10.1007/s10899-020-09950-5
Merkouris, S. S., Hawker, C. O., Rodda, S. N., Youssef, G. J., & Dowling, N. A. (2020). GamblingLess Curb Your Urge: Development and user testing of smartphone-app-delivered ecological momentary intervention for problem gambling. International Gambling Studies, 20(3), 515-538. doi: 10.1080/14459795.2020.1749293
Dowling, N. A. (2020). Commentary on Nilsson et al. (2020): The development of effective interventions for concerned significant others affected by gambling harms. Addiction, 115(7). Doi: 10.1111/add.15026.
Humphrey, G., Chu, J., Dowling, N., Rodda, S., Merkouris, S., Parag, V., Newcombe, D., Ho, E., Nosa, V., Ruwhui-Collins, R., Whittaker, R., & Bullen, C. (2020). Manaaki: A cognitive behavioural therapy mobile health app to support people experiencing gambling problems: A randomized control trial protocol. BMC Public Health, 20, 191. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8304-x
Sheen, J., Sutherland-Smith, W., Thompson, E., Youssef, G., Dudley, A., King, R., Hall, K., Dowling, N. A., Gurtman, C., & McGillivray, J. A. (2020). Evaluating the impact of simulation-based education on clinical psychology students’ confidence and clinical competence. Clinical Psychologist. Early View. doi: 10.1111/cp.12209
Merkouris, S. S., Greenwood, C., Manning, V., Oakes, J., Rodda, S. N., Lubman, D. I., & Dowling, N. A. (2020). Enhancing the utility of the Problem Gambling Severity Index in clinical settings: Identifying refined cut-off values within the problem gambling category. Preproof available online. Addictive Behaviors, 103, 106257. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106257
Dowling, N. A., Brown, M., Aarsman, S., & Merkouris, S. (2020). Problem gambling in international and domestic university students. American Journal on Addictions, 29 (1), 77-81. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12981
Rodda, S. N., Dowling, N. Thomas, A. C., Bagot, K., Knaebe, B., & Lubman, D. I. (2020). Treatment for family members of people experiencing gambling problems: Family members want both gambler-focused and family-focused options. International Journal of Mental Health and Addictions, 18, 1318-1334. doi: 10.1007/s11469-019-00143-9
2019
Dowling, N. A., Merkouris, S. S., Dias, S., Rodda, S. N., Manning, V., Youssef, G., Lubman, D. I., & Volberg, R. A. (2019). The diagnostic accuracy of brief screening instruments for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 74, 101784. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101784
Dowling, N. A., Butera, C. A., Merkouris, S. S., Youssef, G. J., Rodda, S. N., & Jackson, A. C. (2019). The reciprocal association between problem gambling and mental health symptoms/substance use: Cross-lagged path modelling of longitudinal cohort data. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(11), 1888. doi: 10.3390/jcm8111888
Rodda, S. N., Merkouris, S., Lavis, T., Smith, D., Lubman, D., Austin, D., Harvey, P., Battersby, M., & Dowling, N. A. (2019). The therapist experience of internet delivered CBT for problem gambling: Service integration considerations. Internet Interventions, 18, 100264. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2019.100264
Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Russell, A.M.T., Merkouris, S. S., & Dowling, N. A. (2019). A quantification of net consumer-surplus from gambling participation. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(4), 1147-1162. doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09845-0
Dowling, N. A., Oldenhof, E., Cockman, S., Suomi, A., Merkouris, S. S., & Jackson, A. C. (2019). Problem gambling and family violence: Factors associated with family violence in treatment-seeking gamblers. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/0886260519835877
Suomi, A., Dowling, N. A., Thomas, S., Abbott, M., Bellringer, M., Koziol-McLain, J., Lavis, T., & Jackson, A. C. (2019). Patterns of family and intimate partner violence and family violence in problem gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(2), 465-484. doi: 10.1007/s10899-018-9768-9.
Cowlishaw, S., Merkouris, S. S., Dowling, N. A., Rodda, S., Suomi, A., & Thomas, S. L. (2019). Locating gambling problems across a continuum of severity: Rasch analysis of the Quinte Longitudinal Study (QLS). Addictive Behaviors, 92, 32-37. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.016.