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The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling

David C. S. Richard (Edited by), DDR Richard (Author), Alex Blaszczynski (Edited by), Lia Nower (Edited by)

9780470710715, Wiley

Hardback, published 22 November 2013

480 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.871 kg

“Overall, the Handbook is well worth the time invested in reading it, as leading experts from various disciplines studying and treating disordered gambling contributed their knowledge and expertise.”  (Addiction, 17 December 2014)

 

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling is a complete guide to the current empirical literature relating to the conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of disordered gambling. The international contributors are all experienced, practicing clinicians who discuss gambling within a global context. 

  • Best-practice guidelines for the clinical management of problem and disordered gambling
  • Contains empirically derived findings that translate research into practical clinical applications that clinicians and counselors can use in understanding and treating problem gamblers
  • Brings together a distinguished international group of scholars whose contributions discuss gambling as it occurs around the globe
  • Clearly organized into sections that cover conceptualization, research, assessment, treatment, and special topics

Editors’ Foreword vii

Foreword ix

Contributors xix

1 The Conceptualization and Diagnosis of Disordered Gambling 1
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 Treatment Implications 71
Paul H. Delfabbro

5 Dopamine and Learning: Brain–Behavior Interactions in Disordered 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 Disordered Gambling 132
Lori Rugle

8 A Review of Problem Gambling Assessment Instruments and Brief Screens 165
Randy Stinchfield

9 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Translating Research into Clinical Practice 204
Alex Blaszczynski and Lia Nower

10 The Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Female Problem Gambling 225
Nicki A. Dowling

11 Understanding Gamblers Anonymous – A Practitioner’s Guide 251
Peter Ferentzy, Wayne Skinner, and Paul Antze

12 The CARE Model: How to Improve Industry–Government–Health Care Provider Linkages 263
Michael J. A. Wohl, Travis Sztainert, and Matthew M. Young

13 Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Disordered Gambling 283
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 Gaming Practices 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 Associated with a Gambling Disorder 400
David C. S. Richard

20 Research Directions and Unanswered Questions in the Treatment of Disordered Gambling: Results of an Empirical Study 427
Lia Nower

Index 445

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
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