Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment

摘要: Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment examines the prevalence consequences of problem gambling as well approaches to treatment. In this comprehensive book, Petry clarifies current understanding a disorder, including its levels intensity; possible origins in biological, neurological, developmental, environmental spheres; special issues surrounding populations that seem be more susceptible gambling, youth, ethnic minorities, those with comorbid affective disorders such depression. The author reviews treatments commonly used for pathological nonprofessionally guided interventions Gamblers Anonymous. then presents her own brief cognitive-behavioral approach, whose success is empirically proven largest known study psychosocial gamblers. Gambling review everything currently about promising treatment approaches, making it an invaluable, resource both therapists researchers field.