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Pathological gambling : etiology, comorbidity, and treatment

Title
Pathological gambling : etiology, comorbidity, and treatment / Nancy M. Petry.
Author
Petry, Nancy M.
Publication
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2005.

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Description
x, 417 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
"Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment examines the prevalence and consequences of problem gambling as well as approaches to treatment. In this comprehensive book, Petry clarifies the current understanding of gambling as a disorder, including its levels of intensity; possible origins in biological, neurological, developmental, and environmental spheres; and special issues surrounding populations that seem to be more susceptible to problem gambling, including youth, ethnic minorities, and those with comorbid affective disorders such as depression. The author reviews treatments commonly used for pathological gambling as well as nonprofessionally guided interventions such as Gamblers Anonymous."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Compulsive gambling
  • Compulsive gambling > Etiology
  • Compulsive gambling > Prevention
  • Comorbidity
  • Gambling > psychology
  • Comorbidity
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders > epidemiology
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders > etiology
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders > therapy
  • Psychotherapy > methods
  • Compulsive gambling > Prevention
  • Compulsive gambling
  • Gokverslaving
  • Behandeling
  • Psychiatric Disorders, Individual
  • Psychiatry
  • Health & Biological Sciences
  • Spielsucht
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-388) and indexes.
Contents
1. Foundations for understanding. Introduction -- Terminology, prevalence rates, and types of gambling -- Assessment -- 2. Etiology. Demographic correlates -- Comorbidity of disordered gambling and other psychiatric disorders -- Neurobiology and genetics -- 3. Research on interventions. Pharmacotherapies -- Recovery without professional interventions -- Therapy for families and significant others -- Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic treatments -- Early behavioral treatments -- Cognitive biases and cognitive therapy -- 4. A treatment model -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy -- Brief and motivational interventions -- 5. Conclusions. Prevention: focus on gambling in youth and young adults -- Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 1591471737
  • 9781591471738
  • 9781433811777
  • 1433811774
LCCN
2004014279
OCLC
  • ocm55679929
  • 55679929
  • SCSB-9813907
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library