Petry (psychiatry, U. of Connecticut Health Center) reviews research on the etiology, comorbidity, a...
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Petry (psychiatry, U. of Connecticut Health Center) reviews research on the etiology, comorbidity, and treatments of problem and pathological gambling from a psychological perspective, for clinicians, treatment providers, and researchers. She surveys theories and data on causes, correlates, clinical manifestations, methods for assessment and diagnosis, prevalence rates around the world, risk factors, and treatment strategies: Gamblers Anonymous, pharmacotherapies, family-marital therapy, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic approaches, behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, and brief and motivational approaches, along with a cognitive-behavioral model she developed. This is a paperbound reprint of the 2005 edition. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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