| Description |
x, 417 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Foundations for understanding. Introduction -- Terminology, prevalence rates, and types of gambling -- Assessment -- 2. Etiology. Demographic correlates -- Comorbidity of disordered gambling and other psychiatric disorders -- Neurobiology and genetics -- 3. Research on interventions. Pharmacotherapies -- Recovery without professional interventions -- Therapy for families and significant others -- Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic treatments -- Early behavioral treatments -- Cognitive biases and cognitive therapy -- 4. A treatment model -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy -- Brief and motivational interventions -- 5. Conclusions. Prevention: focus on gambling in youth and young adults -- Conclusions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-388) and indexes |
| Subject |
Compulsive gambling.
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| LC no. |
2004014279 |
| ISBN |
1591471737 |
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9781591471738 |
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