Change your gambling, change your life
Subtitle: strategies for managing your gambling and improving your finances, relationships, and health
By: Howard Shaffer ; with Ryan Martin, John Kleschinsky, and Liz Neporent
Contributors: Martin, Ryan, 1978-; Kleschinsky, John, 1981-; Neporent, Liz
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780470933077
Subjects: Social aspects; Compulsive gambling; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction; Treatment; Psychological aspects
Description: "A research-based guide to controlling the destructive urge to gambleFrom Howard Shaffer, PhD, a noted expert on gambling addiction, and Harvard Health Publications comes Change Your Gambling, Change your Life, a landmark new book which explains how gambling  problems are related to other underlying issues: such as anxiety, mood fluctuation, difficulty with impulse control, and substance abuse problems. Dr. Shaffer offers a series of self-tests to help evaluate the degree of gambling problem and analyze the psychological and social context of the behavior, with specific strategies and approaches for ending the problems with simple tools that anyone can do.  Explains why many people have a problem controlling their urge to gamble and how that can be corrected  Includes a toolbox of resources for anyone who wants to stop the vicious cycle of gambling  Offers advice for avoiding slips and preventing backslides and how to deal with the consequences  With candor and expert advice, Change Your Gambling, Change Your Life provides proven techniques for controlling the urge to gamble"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.