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Author: Masood Zangeneh ,
Alex Blaszczynski ,
Nigel Turner
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.563kg
ISBN: 9781441944252
ISBN 10: 1441944257
Pages: 358
Publication Date: 04 November 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: 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. ! Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. (S. R. Flora, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008) This book is a series of very interesting ! ideas on the nature of gambling, of pathological or compulsive gambling, and on treatment. ! 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)
From the reviews: 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. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. (S. R. Flora, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008) This book is a series of very interesting ... ideas on the nature of gambling, of pathological or compulsive gambling, and on treatment. ... 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)
From the reviews: 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. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. (S. R. Flora, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008) This book is a series of very interesting ... ideas on the nature of gambling, of pathological or compulsive gambling, and on treatment. ... 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)
Author Information
Masood Zangeneh is Professor, Communication and General Education Department, Centennial College, and Research Analyst, Psychiatric Neurogenetics Department, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is also editor-in-chief of International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Alex Blaszczynski is Chair of Psychology, University of Sydney; Chief, Department of Medical Psychology, Westmead Hospital; and Conjoint Professor, University of New South Wales, School of Psychiatry. In 1995 he received the United States of America National Council on Problem Gambling Board of Directors Award for outstanding contribution to research on pathological gambling. In 2000, he received an award from the Latin American Psychiatric Association Honor Committee for contribution to the study of the impact of gambling.
