In the Pursuit of Winning
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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 individual’s psychological, social, economic, and family life. The results of the National Research Council’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 peoples’ experiences with gambling; problem-gambling counselor certification; measurement of outcomes in problem gambling treatment; overview of teen gambling-related issues from leading researchers.
Introduction Masood Zangeneh Alex Blaszczynski Nigel E. Turner 1Part IExplaining Why People Gamble Michael Walker Tony Schellink Fadi Anjoul 11Games, Gambling, and Gambling Problems Nigel E. Turner 33Exploring the Mind of the Gambler Ewa Czerny Stephanie Koenig Nigel E. Turner 65Individual Factors in the Development and Maintenance of Problem Gambling Masood Zangeneh Alex Grunfeld Stephanie Koenig 83Gambling Lisa Cavion Carol Wong Masood Zangeneh 95A Critical Perspective on Gambling Amnon Jacob Suissa 119The Marketing of Gambling Masood Zangeneh Mark Griffiths Jonathan Parke 135Religiosity and Gambling Rituals Robert Grunfeld Masood Zangeneh Lea Diakoloukas 155Buying a Risk G. E. Minchin 167Part IICognitive Behavioral Therapy for Problem Gamblers Malcolm Battersby Jane Oakes Barry Tolchard Angus Forbes Rene Pols 179PsychopharmacologicalManagement of Pathological Gambling Jon E. Grant Suck Won Kim Marc N. Potenza 199A Transpersonal Developmental Approach to Gambling Treatment Gary Nixon Jason Solowoniuk 211How Science Can "Think" About Gamblers Anonymous Peter Ferentzy Wayne Skinner 229Problem Gambling and Anger: Integrated Assessment and Treatment Lorne M. Korman Emily Cripps Tony Toneatto 251A Treatment Approach for Adolescents with Gambling Problems Rina Gupta Jeffrey Derevensky 271The Evolution of Problem Gambling Helplines Gary Clifford 291References 313Subject Index 345Author Index 349
