Gambling Disorder

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Heinz, Andreas (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Romanczuk-Seiferth, Nina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Potenza, Marc N. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Psychiatry.; Psychotherapy .; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

This book provides an overview of the state of the art in research on and treatment of gambling disorder. As a behavioral addiction, gambling disorder is of increasing relevance to the field of mental health. Research conducted in the last decade has yielded valuable new insights into the characteri...

Table of Contents:

• What is an addiction?
• Gambling disorder as a clinical phenomenon
• Cognitive Distortions in gambling disorder
• Genetics of gambling disorder
• Neurobiology of gambling disorder
• Pharmacological interventions in gambling disorder
• Psychological interventions in gambling disorder
• Innovative approaches in therapy of gambling disorder
• Similarities and differences to other non-substance related disorders ("behavioral addictions")
• Differences to substance related disorders
• Cultural perspective on gambling disorder
• Prevention of gambling disorder
• Future perspectives.