Understanding Problem Gamblers - Hardcover

Bellringer, Paul

 
9781853434624: Understanding Problem Gamblers
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1853434620 ISBN 13: 9781853434624
Verlag: Free Association Books, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Gambling has recently become a major mainstream leisure activity. For most people it is an enjoyable, exciting entertainment, but for a minority it becomes a destructive dependency. This practical book is designed for those involved with a problem gambler, such as clients, partners or family members. The author explores some of the motivations and attractions of gambling; discusses the transition from social to problem gambling, and how gambling dependency develops; describes strategies for breaking through the barrier of denial; and explores relapse prevention and the vital role of helping agencies.

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Reseña del editor

Gambling has recently become a major mainstream leisure activity. For most people it is an enjoyable, exciting entertainment, but for a minority it becomes a destructive dependency. This practical book is designed for those involved with a problem gambler, such as clients, partners or family members. The author explores some of the motivations and attractions of gambling; discusses the transition from social to problem gambling, and how gambling dependency develops; describes strategies for breaking through the barrier of denial; and explores relapse prevention and the vital role of helping agencies.

Biografía del autor

Mark Griffiths, one of the world's foremost writers on orchids, has edited and written numerous publications on orchids and horticulture. He was editor of "The New Royal Horticulture of Gardening", and was awarded the Garden Writers' Guild Special Award for a Work of Outstanding Excellence for his RHS Manual, "Orchids". Griffiths is horticultural correspondent for "The Times, London".

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Verlag
Free Association Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1999
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1853434620
ISBN 13 
9781853434624
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
220
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