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In the Pursuit of Winning

Problem Gambling Theory, Research and Treatment

Erschienen am 04.11.2010, 1. Auflage 2010
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ISBN/EAN: 9781441944252
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: x, 358 S.
Einband: kartoniertes Buch

Beschreibung

InhaltsangabeExplaining Why People Gamble.- Games, Gambling, and Gambling Problems.- Exploring the Mind of the Gambler.- Individual Factors in the Development and Maintenance of Problem Gambling.- Gambling.- A Critical Perspective on Gambling.- The Marketing of Gambling.- Religiosity and Gambling Rituals.- Buying a Risk.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Problem Gamblers.- Psychopharmacological Management of Pathological Gambling.- A Transpersonal Developmental Approach to Gambling Treatment.- How Science Can "Think" About Gamblers Anonymous.- 15.- A Treatment Approach for Adolescents with Gambling Problems.- The Evolution of Problem Gambling Helplines.

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Autorenportrait

Masood Zangeneh is Professor, Communication and General Education Department, Centennial College, and Research Analyst, Psychiatric Neurogenetics Department, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is also editor-in-chief of International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Alex Blaszczynski is Chair of Psychology, University of Sydney; Chief, Department of Medical Psychology, Westmead Hospital; and Conjoint Professor, University of New South Wales, School of Psychiatry. In 1995 he received the United States of America National Council on Problem Gambling Board of Directors Award for outstanding contribution to research on pathological gambling. In 2000, he received an award from the Latin American Psychiatric Association Honor Committee for contribution to the study of the impact of gambling.

Inhalt

The Role of Helpline Services.- The Treatment of Problem Gamblers: A Jungian-Transpersonal Approach.- Pharmacological Treatment.- Binge Gambling: Clinical and Therapeutic Considerations.- Clinical Interventions for the Treatment of Gambling Problems and Pathological Gambling.- Pathological Gambling, Anger, and Dysregulated Emotion.- Aboriginal Peoples¿ Experiences With Gambling: Past, Present, and Future.- Cognitive Therapy for Problem Gambling.- Problem Gambling Counselor Certification: The How¿s and Why¿s.- How to Measure Outcomes In Problem Gambling Treatment.- In Vivo Desensitization/Biofeedback and Pathological Gambling Treatment.- A Treatment Approach for Adolescents with Gambling Problems.- Outlook for the Future of Interventions in Problem Gambling Behavior.