Problem and Pathological Gambling (eBook)

James P Whelan, Andrew W Meyers, Timothy A Steenbergh (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2007
123 Seiten
Hogrefe Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61334-312-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Over the past 30 years there has been a dramatic increase in the availability of convenient and legal gambling opportunities. Accompanying this proliferation of gambling is a growing understanding that between 5% and 9% 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Advances in Psychotherapy - Evidence-Based Practice
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Schlagworte: Gambling • pathological gambling • psychotherapy
• ISBN-10: 1-61334-312-4 / 1613343124
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61334-312-8 / 9781613343128