Subtitled 'Contemporary Treatment Strategies for Gambling Disorders', the authors chronicle the tales of people like a pharmacist who tried to supplement her income with prostitution and theft to get money for gambling; Nate, a 16-year-old student who shoplifted computers and other electronic high-ticket items to support his habit; and Joe, a retired carpenter who lives in a shelter after selling his house and forging his son's name to get money to gamble with. Woven into the tales is a look at assessing and treating compulsive gamblers and their families with strategies, tools and techniques. The authors outline a complete approach to interventions that draw upon the most successful practices in the behavioral/cognitive, inpatient, family, 12-step and other major therapeutic models. Index 260 Pgs. 2000
