Problem And Pathological Gambling: v. 8 - Brossura

Whelan, James P.; Steenbergh, Timothy A.; Meyers, Andrew W.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0889373124 ISBN 13: 9780889373129

Casa editrice: Hogrefe & Huber Pub, 2007

Riassunto

Over the past 30 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the availability of convenient and legal gambling opportunities. Most people can reach a casino in a matter of a few hours, lottery tickets in minutes, or an online gaming site in seconds. Accompanying this proliferation of gambling is a growing understanding that between 5 per cent and 9 per cent of adults experience significant to severe problems due to their gambling activities. These problems have become a real health concern, with substantial costs to individuals, families, and communities. The objective of this book is to provide the clinician - or graduate student - with essential information about problem and pathological gambling. After placing this behavioral addiction and its co-occurring difficulties in perspective, by describing its proliferation, the associated costs, and diagnostic criteria and definitions, the authors present detailed information on a strategy to assess and treat gambling problems in an outpatient setting. They go on to provide clear and easy-to-follow intervention guidelines, including homework assignments, for a brief and cost-efficient cognitive behavioral approach to problem gambling, involving stepped care and guided self-change. Means of countering problems and barriers to change and vivid case vignettes round off this thorough, but compact guide for clinicians.

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Book by James P Whelan Andrew W Meyers Timothy A Steenberg

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Hogrefe & Huber Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0889373124
• ISBN 13: 9780889373129
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 90
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile