| Gambling as an Addictive Behaviour: Impaired Control, Harm Minimisation, Treatment and Prevention Contributor(s): Dickerson, Mark (Author), O'Connor, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 052139919X ISBN-13: 9780521399197 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General - Games & Activities | Gambling - General (see Also Self-help - Compulsive Behavior) - Medical | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.858 |
| Series: International Research Monographs in the Addictions |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6" W x 9" (0.68 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presenting the latest conclusions about the psychological processes leading to impaired self-control, this book challenges the current harm-prevention policy of "responsible gambling." The authors present the most recent and evolving research into gambling, demonstrating the psychological variables that govern the erosion or maintenance of self-control over gambling behavior. These studies provide an empirical basis for a model of impaired control of gambling. Impaired control, in its broadest sense, is considered to be the defining psychological construct of all the addictive behaviors and occupies a central position in conceptualizing the addictive aspects of gambling. |