Overview
Gambling is an underrecognized problem from both a clinical and a public health point of view. It is not uncommon for an adolescent or adult to participate in one form of gambling or another on a regular basis, be it the lottery, card playing for money, sports wagering, or gambling on electronic gaming devices. Nor is it uncommon for such participation to reach excessive or destructive proportions, with negative effects on the individuala (TM)s psychological, social, economic, and family life. The results of the National Research Councila (TM)s 2000 review of empirical studies suggest that 85% of adolescents report having gambled during their lifetime, with 73% of adolescents reporting having gambled in the past year. Despite gains in knowledge concerning the correlates and risk factors associated with severe gambling problems among youth during the past ten years, a general lack of public and parental awareness exists. This raises serious mental health and public policy concerns.
Written from an international perspective, this book covers gambling research and interventions in the following categories: role of helpline services; a Jungian-transpersonal approach to treatment; cognitive therapy for problem gambling; pharmacological interventions for problem gambling; desensitization/biofeedback as treatment for problem gambling; binge gambling; pathological gambling; past and contemporary aboriginal peoplesa (TM) experiences with gambling; problem-gambling counselor certification; measurement of outcomes in problem gambling treatment; overview of teen gambling-related issues from leading researchers.
Full Product Details
Author: Masood Zangeneh ,
Alex Blaszczynski ,
Nigel E Turner
Publisher: Springer
Imprint: Springer
ISBN: 9786611134051
ISBN 10: 6611134050
Pages: 355
Publication Date: 01 January 2008
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Format: Electronic book text
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
From the reviews: <p> Zangeneh, Blaszczynski, and Turner offer an excellent and complete account of the current state of the science of gambling behavior and the treatment of problem gambling. a ] Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. (S. R. Flora, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008) <p> This book is a series of very interesting a ] ideas on the nature of gambling, of pathological or compulsive gambling, and on treatment. a ] I found this book to be an interesting and informative read, particularly in its attempt to provide diverse voices on the possible causes of pathological gambling. It is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, clinicians, and academics and will add to our debates about the nature and treatment of pathological gambling. (David M. Ledgerwood, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 53 (38), 2008)
