| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1 Introduction -- 2 How Do I Know if I Have a Gambling Disorder? -- 3 ‘I Should Quit but I Don’t Want To’: Increasing Motivation -- 4 ‘Buying Time’: Limiting Access to Money and Gambling -- 5 How Gambling Hijacks Your Brain -- 6 Retraining the Brain: Rewarding Yourself -- 7 Coping with Cravings and Urges -- 8 ‘Catching’ and Limiting Triggers Early -- 9 Things to Do When You Don’t Gamble |
| Summary |
"1 Introduction Problem gambling is a powerful habit and its impact is often destructive for the individual gambling and those around him/her. Its addictive nature can lead to significant debts, severe anxiety and depression, relationship breakdown, social isolation, stress in families, loss of employment, criminal activities, and, tragically, suicide. As with any addictive behaviour, problem gambling creates an internal conflict. An individual gambling problematically may veer between wanting to quit gambling once and for all and succumbing to the urge to place another bet"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 24, 2022) |
| Subject |
Compulsive gambling.
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Compulsive gambling -- Treatment
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Compulsive gambling -- Psychological aspects
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Gambling -- psychology
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Gambling -- prevention & control
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Compulsive gambling
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Compulsive gambling -- Psychological aspects
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Compulsive gambling -- Treatment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bowden-Jones, Henrietta, editor.
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Leonidaki, Venetia, editor.
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Smith, Neil (National Problem Gambling Clinic), editor
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| LC no. |
2021056176 |
| ISBN |
9781911623946 |
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191162394X |
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