Journal title MISSION
Author/s Iolanda Anna Baccigalupi, Mariangela Acernese, Giuseppe Antonio Scioli, Luigi Perna
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/74
Language Italian Pages 5 P. 31-35 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/mis74-2026oa20747
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In the complex dimension of gambling addiction, the group opens a new chapter, with pages to be rewritten with the necessary premise of mistrust, caution, and self-fulfilling prophecy.
The gambler is testing himself on a terrain he has never known, has only partially experienced, or must rediscover in the memory of his loved ones.
Emerging from isolation means laying himself bare, and this requires, first and foremost, accepting the “habits” in which gambling forces him.
Harmonizing those jarring parts of spontaneous affections with all those times he has betrayed his priorities means standing in the mirror and looking at and challenging the image he tries so hard to deny.
The group will act as a sounding board, opening all the ignored wounds and, at the same time, a sort of “shock absorber” because it fosters sharing, the absence of judgment, and empathy among similar people.
The reassurance of a sense of belonging and the prospect of a social fabric in which to rediscover a voice and a role resurface, enabling the player to listen and be listened to.
Three different ways of conducting the self-help group are explored, two of which are in different regions (Campania and Molise); thus, the resources and limitations of programs in the presence of family members, with only the compulsive gamblers, and a gradual evolution from one modality to another are outlined.
Keywords: DGA/GAP;Self-help group;Family and addictions;Personality characteristics (relational withdrawal, isolation);Children;Gambling disorder;gambling careers;beliefs;Community involvement;Family functioning;Comorbidity;Behavioral addiction;Basic emotions
Iolanda Anna Baccigalupi, Mariangela Acernese, Giuseppe Antonio Scioli, Luigi Perna, Il gioco d’azzardo patologico e il senso di appartenenza. Un confronto tra modalità differenti di “fare” gruppo nell’esperienza campana e molisana in "MISSION" 74/2026, pp 31-35, DOI: 10.3280/mis74-2026oa20747