Pathological gambling : etiology, comorbidity, and treatment / Nancy M. Petry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petry, Nancy M.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Compulsive gambling.

Gambling--psychology.

Comorbidity.

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders--epidemiology.

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders--etiology.

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders--therapy.

Psychotherapy--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Gambling--psychology.

Comorbidity.

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders--epidemiology.

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders--etiology.

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders--therapy.

Psychotherapy--methods.

Physical Description:

x, 417 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2005]

Summary:

Examining the prevalence and consequences of problem gambling as well as approaches to treatment, this text is an invaluable, comprehensive resource for both therapists and researchers.

Contents:

1. Foundations for understanding. Introduction

Terminology, prevalence rates, and types of gambling

Assessment

2. Etiology. Demographic correlates

Comorbidity of disordered gambling and other psychiatric disorders

Neurobiology and genetics

3. Research on interventions. Pharmacotherapies

Recovery without professional interventions

Therapy for families and significant others

Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic treatments

Early behavioral treatments

Cognitive biases and cognitive therapy

4. A treatment model. Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Brief and motivational interventions

5. Conclusions. Prevention: focus on gambling in youth and young adults

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-388) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

1591471737

OCLC:

55679929