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Teen Gambling : Understanding a Growing Epidemic
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Derevensky, Jeffrey L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adolescent psychology.
- Teenage gamblers--Psychology.
- Teenage gamblers.
- Gambling--therapy.
- Adolescent.
- Psychology, Adolescent.
- Gambling--psychology.
- Teenage gamblers--Social conditions.
- Medical Subjects:
- Gambling--therapy.
- Adolescent.
- Psychology, Adolescent.
- Gambling--psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (259 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In light of a growing epidemic of teen gambling, this book provides a better understanding of the causes and extent of youth gambling problems, assessment tools to identify teens with gambling addictions and related issues, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of youth who gamble.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; Ch01. GAMBLING: AN INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; Ch02. GAMBLING BEHAVIORS AMONG ADOLESCENTS; Ch03. ADOLESCENT PROBLEM GAMBLING; Ch04. MEASURING AND ASSESSING ADOLESCENT PROBLEM GAMBLING; Ch05. PREVENTING ADOLESCENT PROBLEM GAMBLING; Ch06. HELPING ADOLESCENTS WITH GAMBLING PROBLEMS; Ch07. GAMBLING AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-41910-5
- OCLC:
- 855502072
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