Richard / Blaszczynski / Nower The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-31613-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten, E-Book

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling isa complete guide to the current empirical literature relating tothe conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of disorderedgambling. The international contributors are all experienced,practicing clinicians who discuss gambling within a globalcontext.
* Best-practice guidelines for the clinical management of problemand disordered gambling
* Contains empirically derived findings that translate researchinto practical clinical applications that clinicians and counselorscan use in understanding and treating problem gamblers
* Brings together a distinguished international group of scholarswhose contributions discuss gambling as it occurs around theglobe
* Clearly organized into sections that cover conceptualization,research, assessment, treatment, and special topics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richard, David C. S.

Blaszczynski, Alex

Nower, Lia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editors' Foreword vii
Foreword ix
Contributors xix
1 The Conceptualization and Diagnosis of Disordered Gambling1
David C. S. Richard and Julia Humphrey
2 Epidemiology: An International Perspective 26
Rachel A. Volberg and Robert J. Williams
3 Contributions from Neuroscience and Neuropsychology 49
Anna E. Goudriaan, Ruth J. van Holst, Dick J. Veltman,and Wim van den Brink
4 Behavioral Risk Factors in Disordered Gambling and TreatmentImplications 71
Paul H. Delfabbro
5 Dopamine and Learning: Brain-Behavior Interactions inDisordered Gambling 98
Julia Humphrey and David C. S. Richard
6 Disordered Gambling and Personality Traits 117
Molly A. Nikolas and Christopher J. Hopwood
7 Case Conceptualization with Clients Presenting with DisorderedGambling 132
Lori Rugle
8 A Review of Problem Gambling Assessment Instruments and BriefScreens 165
Randy Stinchfield
9 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Translating Research intoClinical Practice 204
Alex Blaszczynski and Lia Nower
10 The Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Female Problem Gambling225
Nicki A. Dowling
11 Understanding Gamblers Anonymous - APractitioner's Guide 251
Peter Ferentzy, Wayne Skinner, and Paul Antze
12 The CARE Model: How to ImproveIndustry-Government-Health Care Provider Linkages263
Michael J. A. Wohl, Travis Sztainert, and Matthew M.Young
13 Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Disordered Gambling283
David M. Ledgerwood, Amy Loree, and Leslie H. Lundahl
14 Gambling Among Teens, College Students and Youth 306
Caroline E. Temcheff, Renee A. St-Pierre, and Jeffrey L.Derevensky
15 The Technological Convergence of Gambling and GamingPractices 327
Mark D. Griffiths, Daniel L. King, and Paul H. Delfabbro
16 Gambling and Older Adults 347
Jamey J. Lister and Lia Nower
17 Internet Gaming and Disordered Gambling 361
Sally Gainsbury
18 Legal and Financial Issues and Disordered Gambling 386
Lia Nower and Alex Blaszczynski
19 Effects of Nutrition on Mental Health Conditions Associatedwith a Gambling Disorder 400
David C. S. Richard
20 Research Directions and Unanswered Questions in the Treatmentof Disordered Gambling: Results of an Empirical Study 427
Lia Nower
Index 445

Über Autor(innen)

David C S Richard,Ph.D., is Dean of the Hamilton HoltSchool and Professor of Psychology at Rollins College in WinterPark, Florida. His research interests include behavioralanalysis of problem and disordered gambling and risk-taking,trauma, measurement development, and the relationship betweennutrition and mental health. He is co-editor of the journalInternational Gambling Studies.
Alex Blaszczynski is the Professor of ClinicalPsychology, University of Sydney, Director of the University ofSydney's Gambling Research Unit, and Director of the GamblingTreatment Centre. In 1995, Professor Blaszczynski was aco-recipient of the American Council of Problem Gambling DirectorsAward, and in 2004, the National Centre for Responsible Gamblingsenior investigator's research award for his work in thefield of disordered gambling. He is a founding member ofthe National Association for Gambling Studies, and he is the Editorof International Gambling Studies.
Lia Nower J.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor ofSocial Work and Director of the Center for Gambling Studies,Rutgers University. Her research focuses on the etiology andtreatment of problem and disordered gambling and co-morbidaddictive disorders, gambling-related policy issues, psychometricmeasurement, and elements of recovery. She is currently co-editorof International Gambling Studies and a consultant and grantreviewer for international, national and state agencies.