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A Self-Regulation Manual for Individual and Family Therapy
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By
Joseph Ciarrocchi, Loyola College, Columbia, Maryland, U.S.A.
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Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional,
Description
Over the past decade, legal wagering has expanded rapidly in North America. In 1998 alone, people lost 50 billion dollars in legal betting
and it is estimated that illegal wagering is twice that amount. A recent government report, based on the broadest population survey,
concludes that the lifetime and pathological gamblers in the U.S. range between 4 and 10 million persons and is growing. If we include
the families affected by problem gambling then the potential impact is indeed prodigious. Virtually no community in the U.S. and Canada
is left untouched by entertainment or problem gambling. Treating problem gambling has evolved from a small group of practitioners in
the 1980's working in specialty impatient units into an international enterprise that affects the caseload of many mental health professionals.
Owing to its quiet origins, problem gambling treatment strategies are not well known throughout the clinical community. Consequently
the average clinician is him/herself "learning as they go." This approach does not benefit either client or therapist. As the book's
first chapter makes clear, problem gambling differs significantly from substance abuse, its nearest clinical relative. Not attending
to these differences leads to poor results and clinical failure. This book is the one essential tool needed by clinicians treating or
likely to treat problem gambling. Written by a clinician with wide experience, it is intended for the general clinician treating or likely
to treat problem gambling desiring a comprehensive, yet user-friendly guide.
Audience
In addition to clinical and counseling psychologists in private independent practice, therapists in publicly funded agencies represent a large audience relevant to treating problem gambling.
Contents
Acknowledgments.
List of Worksheets.
The Twenty Percent Difference.
The Scope of Social and Problem Gambling.
Research on Causes and Treatment
of Pathological Gambling.
A Self-Regulation Model for Understanding Pathological Gambling.
Diagnosis and Assessment of Pathological Gambling.
Overview of Clinical Interventions: A Plea for Family Involvement.
Motivational Enhancement, Stages of Change, and Goal-Setting.
Abstinence
Control and Relapse Preventions.
Managing Urges Through Acceptance.
Depression, Anxiety, and Guilt: Cognitive Strategies.
Changing Beliefs
About Gambling: The Downside of Hope.
Problem-Solving and Overcoming Procrastination.
Financial and Legal Issues.
Couples and Family
Treatment.
Spirituality, Virtue, and Character: A Model for Therapist Collaboration in Long-Term Growth.
References.
Appendix A: National
Council on Problem Gambling Affiliate List.
Appendix B: Worksheets.
Index.
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Paperback, 340 pages, publication date: SEP-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-174653-7
ISBN-10: 0-12-174653-4
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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