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Gambling as an addictive behaviour : impaired control, harm minimisation, treatment and prevention [E-Book]

By:

Dickerson, Mark

Contributor(s):

O'Connor, John [author]

Series: International research monographs in the addictionsPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006Description: xxvii, 176 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780521847018 (hbk.)
052184701X (hbk.)
9780511161278 (ebook)
0511161271 (ebook)

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

HM 570

Online resources:

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Summary: 'If thinking about addiction is going to change, the study of excessive gambling is likely to be one of the richest sources of new ideas' (Jim Orford). In this book, the authors present research into gambling, showing the psychological variables that govern the erosion or maintenance of self-control over gambling behaviour. 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 behaviours and occupies a central position in conceptualising the addictive aspects of gambling.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	Ferriman information and Library Service (North Middlesex) Online			Available
Electronic book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Online	HM 570 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		REAYEBOOK91

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-171) and index.

'If thinking about addiction is going to change, the study of excessive gambling is likely to be one of the richest sources of new ideas' (Jim Orford). In this book, the authors present research into gambling, showing the psychological variables that govern the erosion or maintenance of self-control over gambling behaviour. 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 behaviours and occupies a central position in conceptualising the addictive aspects of gambling.

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