Behavioral addiction treatment organization Birches Health has reported new findings via clinical outcomes data from one of its evidence-based programs, which highlight that gambling addiction symptoms can be alleviated by specialized treatment.
The treatment provider has compiled data from hundreds of clients who have entered into specialized care for ‘high-intensity’ symptoms of gambling disorder. Indeed, some of the most prevalent findings have shown that 85% of patients involved in this latest study reported improvement in their gambling addiction or disorder symptoms after nine sessions, with 68% also displaying reductions in anxiety.
Elsewhere, the study also showed that patient retention surpassed previous industry standards, settling at 29%.
Speaking on this latest development, Elliott Rapaport, Founder and CEO of Birches Health, said: "Gambling addiction has been undertreated for so long that most people who struggle with it don't know where to turn.
"Many spend years cycling through shame and crisis before they ever encounter a clinician trained to treat this condition. These outcomes show what becomes possible when specialized care is within reach. Every one of these numbers represents someone whose daily life looks dramatically different now."
This latest update falls in the wake of news that Birches Health had raised $10m for gambling addiction care in September 2025 as part of a Series A round of funding – a development that coincided with Responsible Gaming Education Month in the US.
Also speaking on these latest findings was Birches Health SVP of Strategy Andrew DiGiacomo, who stated: "What this data reinforces is that measurement-based, specialized care works for gambling disorder the same way it works for other behavioral health conditions.
"For payors and employers, that means lower total cost of care and better outcomes for a population that has historically cycled through emergency services with nowhere else to go. For patients, it means a real path forward. These findings reinforce Birches Health's position as the nation's leading provider of gambling disorder treatment."
In July 2025, Birches Health released a report which underlined that 8% of adults in the US – around 20 million people – reported symptoms of problematic gambling behavior
