Treating Gambling Problems (Wiley Treating Addictions series)

306 Pages·2007·2.27 MB·English

by  William G. McCown

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Treating
Gambling
Problems
William G. McCown
William A. Howatt
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Critical addiction
treatment approaches—
right at your fingertips.
Full of practical information on assessing, diagnosing, and treating addiction, the handy manuals in
theWiley Series on Treating Addictionsare invaluable tools for anyone who works with clients
experiencing problems with addictions. The popular series format includes:
(cid:127) Quizzes, checklists, Don’t Forget and Research Frontiers boxes, dos and don’ts, etc.
(cid:127) Assessment scales, tables, and diagrams
(cid:127) Suggested resources such as self-help groups, residential and outpatient treatment programs,
support groups, and Web sites
Treating Drug Problemshelps to bridge the Treating Alcohol Problemsoffers the latest
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future in the treatment of drug problems. This to drinking. Bridging treatment approaches and
highly practical resource offers up-to-the-minute scientific findings, this handy resource summarizes
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full spectrum of common drug problems. It also and accessible style, the text covers conceptual
highlights the importance of a biopsychosocial foundations; identifying alcohol problems;
model in understanding and treating drug assessment and treatment planning; treatment
problems and covers all of the major issues. tools, programs, and theories; and much more.
ISBN: 978-0-471-48483-7, Paper, 336 pp., ISBN: 978-0-471-49432-4, Paper, 176 pp.,
April 2005, $37.95 April 2006, $34.95
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Treating
Gambling
Problems
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Wiley Series on Treating Addiction
Series editors, Robert Holman Coombs and William A. Howatt
TREATING DRUG PROBLEMS
Authur W. Blume
TREATING ALCOHOL PROBLEMS
Frederick Rotgers
and
Beth Arburn Davis
TREATING GAMBLING PROBLEMS
William G. McCown
and
William A. Howatt
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Treating
Gambling
Problems
William G. McCown
William A. Howatt
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In Memory of Bob Coombs, who unfortunately left us before
he saw the final product of this book. This is the third
book in the Wiley Addiction series, and we are proud
to be able to keep this series going in his memory.
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