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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 characteristics and etiology of gambling disorder, as well as effective treatment strategies. The different chapters of this book present detailed information on the general concept of addiction as applied to gambling, the clinical characteristics, epidemiology and comorbidities of gambling disorder, as well as typical cognitive distortions found in patients with gambling disorder. In addition, the book includes chapters discussing animal models and the genetic and neurobiological underpinnings of the disorder. Further, it is examining treatment options including pharmacological and psychological intervention methods, as well as innovative new treatment approaches. The book also discusses relevantsimilarities to and differences with substance-related disorders and other behavioral addictions. Lastly, it examines gambling behavior from a cultural perspective, considers possible prevention strategies and outlines future perspectives in the field.
Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and neuroscientist. Currently, she is a Professor of Neurobiology of the Mind and Neuropsychotherapy at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, where she works as head psychologist at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. Her research group "Emotional Neuroscience" focuses on the neurobiological correlates of emotion and motivation in psychological disorders as well as its implications for psychotherapy. Within this scope, Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth works on gambling disorder and other behavioral addictions. Beside her research
Marc N. Potenza is a board-certified psychiatrist with sub-specialty training in addiction psychiatry. He has trained at Yale University receiving a combined BS/MS with Honors in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics and a PhD in Cell Biology, the latter concurrent with the MD through the Medical Scientist Training Program. He completed internship, psychiatric residency and addiction psychiatry fellowship training at Yale. Currently, he is a Professor of Psychiatry, Child Study and Neuroscience at the Yale University School of Medicine where he is Director of the Problem Gambling Clinic, the Center of Excellence in Gambling Research, and the Women and Addictive Disorders Core of Women's Health Research at Yale. He is also a Senior Scientist at the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. He is on the editorial boards of more than ten journals (including editor-in-chief of Current Addiction Reports) and has received multiple national and international awards for excellence in research and clinical care. He is the Board of Directors for the National Council on Problem Gambling. He has consulted to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Registry of Effective Programs, National Institutes of Health, American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization on matters of addiction. He has participated in twoDSM-5 research work groups, addressing topics relating to gambling, impulse control, and addiction.
- 2019, 1st ed. 2019, 320 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Andreas Heinz, Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth, Marc N. Potenza
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- ISBN-10: 3030030601
- ISBN-13: 9783030030605
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.01.2019
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