Overcoming compulsive gambling
Subtitle: a self-help guide using cognitive behavioral techniques
By: Alex Blaszczynski
Edition: [New ed.].
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781849011334
Subjects: Compulsive gambling; Cognitive therapy; Gambling; Health and Fitness
Description: Struggling with a gambling habit? If you feel that a 'flutter' has evolved into something out of your control, this indispensable book is for you. This self-help manual uses cognitive behavioral techniques, pioneered by clinical psychologist Professor Alex Blaszczynski, and now used all over the world, to help with gambling addiction. It will help you to understand how your own gambling problem has developed and what is keeping it going; also, crucially, how to develop the motivation to stop and control any future urges to gamble again.
Notes: Previous edition: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. About problem gambling. Prologue: "Sweating on the win"; title: What is gambling and when is it a problem?; title: How does the problem develop?; title: Who is at risk of being affected?; title: What is the effect of problem gambling on the gambler; title: What is the effect of problem gambling on family members and others?; title: How can problem gambling be treated?; title: The goals of treatment: abstinence or control?; title: A short technical note; title: Pt. 2. A self-help cognitive behavioral approach to overcoming problem gambling. Introduction; title: Working out your motivation to stop; title: Monitoring your gambling; title: Controlling your urge using a relaxation technique; title: Controlling gambling-related cues; title: Identifyig irrational ideas; how to stop chasing losses; title: Preventing relapses; title: How your family can help; title: A concluding remark.