Gambling as an Addictive Behaviour: Impaired Control, Harm Minimisation, Treatment and Prevention

ISBN-13: 9780521847018 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 206 str.

Perth) Mark Dickerson (University of Western Australia; Perth) John O'Connor (University of Western Australia

Opis

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.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: ' … a good read … this book is likely to be of value to those with an interest in gambling research and policy.' British Journal of Psychiatry

Spis treści

Foreword Jim Orford; 1. The research context; 2. Research into impaired control of gambling behaviour: definition and measurement: traditional psychometric and mathematical psychology approaches; 3. Impaired control and its relationship to other variables implicated in the development of pathological gambling; 4. Models of impaired self-control of gambling; 5. Implications for treatment approaches to problem gambling arising from the model of impaired control; 6. Implications for harm minimisation in the management of problem gambling: making sense of 'responsible gambling'; 7. A case study of 'responsible gambling' strategies within a single jurisdiction: Victoria, Australia; 8. Conclusions; Index.