Introduction
gambling disorder, Gambling addiction
DISORDERS
Gambling addiction is officially referred to as “pathological gambling” by the World Health Organization and “gambling disorder” by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).This study considered the use of nature therapy as one method that meets the criteria for GD treatment, which is an effective and convenient way to alleviate stress, with some meta-analyses having shown that all psychotherapies are effective in some way,With regard to the use of the natural environment, it is recommended that the human body be exposed to the natural environmentFurthermore, several scientific studies have shown that physiological relaxation and stress recovery can be achieved by contact with nature through the five senses even indoors.The aim of this study is to increase the number of subjects and to clarify the physiological and psychological relaxation effects of insect sounds, one of the typical nature sounds, as a stimulus on GD.