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1 online resource |
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Psychiatry- theory, applications, and treatments series
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GAMBLING: CULTURAL ATTITUDES, MOTIVATIONS AND IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE; GAMBLING: CULTURAL ATTITUDES, MOTIVATIONS AND IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; About the Editors; Introduction; References; Chapter 1: The Impact of Temperament and Character on Motivation to Gamble across the Cultures; 1Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University of Rome, Italy; 2Department of Neuroscience and Imaging,; University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy; Abstract; Introduction; Gambling Disorder: Diagnostic Classification; Psychosocial Interpretative Models |
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Sociological ModelPsychodynamic Model; Cognitive Models; Comorbidity and Motivation; Subtypes of Pathological Gamblers; A Dimensional Approach to the Personality of Gamblers; Relevance of Self-Transcendence and Its Potentiality for Treatment; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Gambling Motivations of Indigenous Australians; Abstract; Introduction; Gambling by Indigenous Australians; Gender Differences in Gambling Behavior; Gender Differences in Gambling Motivations; Gender, Motivations and Problem Gambling; Method; Ethics and Consultation; Study Setting and Data Collection |
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Gambling QuestionsData Analysis; Results; Motivations by Gender; Motivations by the Commercial Gambling form on Which They Spend Most Money; Motivations by PGSI Category; Interactions between PGSI Category and Gender; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Migrant Women's Gambling in Finland: Intersections of Culture, Attitudes and Contestations; Abstract; Introduction; Migrants and Gambling in Finland; Methods; Morality and Values: Religion and Migrants' Perceptions of Gambling; Play Behavior, Motivations and Means to Gamble; Gambling, Social Ties and Networks; Family Involvement |
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Gender ContestationsRisks: Addiction, Losses, and Debts; Traditional Norms, Values and Cultural Differences; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Consequences of Commercial Gambling for Indigenous Communities in New South Wales, Australia; Abstract; Introduction; Social Capital and Communities; Indigenous Australian Gambling; Method; Sample and Location; Data Collection; Analysis; Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: The Multidimensional Diagnostic Assessment in Gambling Disorder; Abstract; Introduction; The Multidimensional Diagnostic Assessment; Assessment Tools |
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South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS)Structured Clinical Interview for Pathological Gambling (SCI-PG); Diagnostic Interview for Gambling Severity (DIGS); Beaudoin E Cox Test; Lie/Bet Questionnaire; Addiction Severity Index for Pathological Gamblers (ASI-PG); Pathological Gambling Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (PG-YBOCS); Pathological Gambling Clinical Global Impression Scale (PG-CGI); MAC/G; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: The Role of Outcome Expectancies and Adolescent Gambling; Abstract; Introduction; Frequency, Demographics and Associated Problems; Why Do Adolescents Gamble? |
| Summary |
Gambling Disorder, or pathological gambling, is a psychiatric condition characterized by persistent and recurrent maladaptive gambling behaviour. Previously considered among impulse control disorders, the new DSM-5 considers Gambling Disorder as a behavioural addiction, sharing neurobiological and clinical similarities with substance-use disorders. However, although Gambling Disorder is a medical illness and as such can be treated, it is crucial to gain a wider perspective on the theme, taking into account all the cultural attitudes, motivations behind its diffusion and relative consequences o |
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
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Gambling -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
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Gambling -- Social aspects
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Electronic book
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Martinotti, Giovanni, editor
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Bowden-Jones, Henrietta, editor
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781634635196 |
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1634635191 |
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