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Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Gambling Disorder is a practical, evidence-based clinical guide designed to help mental health and addiction professionals confidently treat gambling disorder using the most researched Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) strategies-integrated within a Motivational Interviewing (MI) framework. Gambling disorder is increasingly understood as an addictive condition with profound personal, relational, occupational, and financial consequences. Yet many clinicians receive little to no formal training in gambling-specific treatment-creating a gap between what research shows works and what is routinely delivered in practice. This book closes that gap by translating controlled-trial CBT methods into step-by-step clinical implementation. Across nine structured chapters, you will learn how to: - Build a strong therapeutic alliance and enhance readiness for change in clients who may feel ashamed, ambivalent, or externally pressured into treatment - Collaboratively set treatment goals-abstinence or carefully defined moderation-using measurable, realistic planning - Deliver targeted psychoeducation that corrects misconceptions about odds, randomness, ""systems,"" and industry inducements (including online betting and parlays) - Implement stimulus control and environmental modification strategies for both in-person and digital gambling access - Use cognitive restructuring to identify and challenge gambling-specific distortions (e.g., gambler's fallacy, illusion of control, near-miss thinking, chasing losses, and superstitions) - Replace gambling with functionally equivalent, values-based behavioral alternatives through behavioral substitution and activation - Create relapse prevention plans that distinguish lapses from relapse, manage the abstinence violation effect, and support long-term recovery Written for clinicians, supervisors, and trainees in psychology, counseling, social work, psychiatric nursing, and addiction services, this book offers a clear treatment progression while emphasizing flexibility, cultural responsiveness, and real-world applicability. If you want a clinician-friendly roadmap for delivering effective CBT interventions for gambling disorder-this volume is built to support your practice.

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