Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

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

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pathological gambling

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

55679929

Responsibility statement

Nancy M. Petry

Sub title

etiology, comorbidity, and treatment

Table Of 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

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