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Gambling as an Addictive Behaviour: Impaired Control, Harm Minimisation, Treatment and Prevention (International Research Monographs in the Addictions)

By John O'Connor , Mark Dickerson

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
052184701X, 9780521847018, 9780511161544
Open Library ID
OL22721746M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
538 kB (550767 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
204\205
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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.

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