Problem And Pathological Gambling (Advances in Psychotherapy-Evidence-Based Practice)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Publishing; Hogrefe & Huber Pub; Hogrefe
Published: June 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9780889373129
Subjects: Addiction & therapy; Psychiatry; Pathology; Medical; Compulsive gamblers; Compulsive gambling; Rehabilitation; Treatment
Description: "The objective of this book is to provide the clinician - or graduate student - with essential information about problem and pathological gambling. After placing this behavioral addiction and its co-occurring difficulties in perspective, by describing its proliferation, the associated costs, and diagnostic criteria and definitions, the authors present detailed information of a strategy to assess and treat gambling problems in an outpatient setting."--Jacket.