Harm Reduction for Gambling

A Public Health Approach

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Produktbeschreibung

This work gives a rare synopsis of the present-day issues related to harm reduction for gambling. Recent work by key professionals is presented, to encourage further developments in the domain, as it continues to evolve.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 158mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9781138590953
• ISBN-10: 1138590959
• Artikelnr.: 58449932

Autorenporträt

Henrietta Bowden-Jones is a Medical Doctor specialised in Addiction Psychiatry. She is the Founder and Director of the National Problem Gambling Clinic, UK and President of the Medical Women's Federation. She is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College. Cheryl Dickson has a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology. She specialised post-qualification in the field of problem gambling and has worked since 2009 for the Centre du jeu excessif (Centre for Excessive Gambling), Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland. Caroline Dunand is a Psychologist who has worked for over ten years as a Research Fellow at the Centre du jeu excessif (Centre for Excessive Gambling), Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland. Olivier Simon is a Psychiatrist with a Master of Public Health Degree. He is Head of the Centre du jeu excessif (Centre for Excessive Gambling), Lausanne University Hospital, and Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Nady el-Guebaly
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Cheryl Dickson, Caroline Dunand, Olivier Simon, Henrietta Bowden-Jones
Section 1: Impact and current understanding of gambling disorder
Chapter 1: Gambling and democracy
Peter Adams
Chapter 2: Measuring harm from gambling and estimating its distribution in the population
Matthew Browne
Chapter 3: The social cost of excessive gambling
Claude Jeanrenaud, Mélanie Gay, Dimitri Kohler, Jacques Besson, Olivier Simon
Chapter 4: The normalisation of dangerous gambling: An ethical issue
Jim Orford
Chapter 5: Family members affected by excessive gambling
Jim Orford
Chapter 6: Neurocognitive components of gambling disorder: Implications for assessment, treatment and policy
Juan F. Navas, Joël Billieux, Antonio Verdejo-García, José C. Perales
Section 2: Harm reduction models and initiatives
Chapter 7: Defining harm reduction as part of a public health approach towards gambling
Olivier Simon, Jean-Félix Savary, Gabriel Guarrasi, Cheryl Dickson.
Chapter 8: Effective harm minimisation practices: Public health implications
Darren R. Christensen
Chapter 9: Harm prevention and reduction efforts in gambling disorder: An international perspective
Charles Livingstone
Chapter 10: The role of treatment in reducing gambling-related harm
David C. Hodgins, Magdalen Schluter
Chapter 11: Public health and gambling: The potential of nudge policies
Magaly Brodeur
Chapter 12: Early detection of at-risk gambling to reduce harm
Suzanne Lischer
Chapter 13: Behavioural tracking in gambling: The use and efficacy of online responsible gambling tools
Mark D. Griffiths
Section 3: Challenges to evaluation and monitoring
Chapter 14: A logical framework for the evaluation of a harm reduction policy for gambling
Jean-Michel Costes
Chapter 15: Is income derived from problem gambling a good assessment indicator of a responsible gambling strategy?
Jean-Michel Costes
Chapter 16: Challenges of online gambling for risk and harm reduction
Louise Nadeau, Magali Dufour, Richard Guay, Sylvia Kairouz, Jean-Marc Ménard, Catherine Paradis
Conclusion
Cheryl Dickson, Caroline Dunand, Olivier Simon, Henrietta Bowden-Jones
Index