David C S Richard,Ph.D., is Dean of the Hamilton Holt School and Professor of Psychology at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.  His research interests include behavioral analysis of problem and disordered gambling and risk-taking, trauma, measurement development, and the relationship between nutrition and mental health.  He is co-editor of the journal International Gambling Studies.Alex Blaszczynski is the Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sydney, Director of the University of Sydney’s Gambling Research Unit, and Director of the Gambling Treatment Centre. In 1995, Professor Blaszczynski was a co-recipient of the American Council of Problem Gambling Directors Award, and in 2004, the National Centre for Responsible Gambling senior investigator’s research award for his work in the field of disordered gambling.  He is a founding member of the National Association for Gambling Studies, and he is the Editor of International Gambling Studies.Lia Nower J.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers University. Her research focuses on the etiology and treatment of problem and disordered gambling and co-morbid addictive disorders, gambling-related policy issues, psychometric measurement, and elements of recovery. She is currently co-editor of International Gambling Studies and a consultant and grant reviewer for international, national and state agencies.

“Overall, the Handbook is well worth the time invested in reading it, as leading experts from various disciplines studying and treating disordered gambling contributed their knowledge and expertise.”  (Addiction, 17 December 2014)

• Editors’ Foreword viiForeword ixContributors xix1 The Conceptualization and Diagnosis of Disordered Gambling 1David C. S. Richard and Julia Humphrey2 Epidemiology: An International Perspective 26Rachel A. Volberg and Robert J. Williams3 Contributions from Neuroscience and Neuropsychology 49Anna E. Goudriaan, Ruth J. van Holst, Dick J. Veltman, and Wim van den Brink4 Behavioral Risk Factors in Disordered Gambling and Treatment Implications 71Paul H. Delfabbro5 Dopamine and Learning: Brain–Behavior Interactions in Disordered Gambling 98Julia Humphrey and David C. S. Richard6 Disordered Gambling and Personality Traits 117Molly A. Nikolas and Christopher J. Hopwood7 Case Conceptualization with Clients Presenting with Disordered Gambling 132Lori Rugle8 A Review of Problem Gambling Assessment Instruments and Brief Screens 165Randy Stinchfield9 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Translating Research into Clinical Practice 204Alex Blaszczynski and Lia Nower10 The Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Female Problem Gambling 225Nicki A. Dowling11 Understanding Gamblers Anonymous – A Practitioner’s Guide 251Peter Ferentzy, Wayne Skinner, and Paul Antze12 The CARE Model: How to Improve Industry–Government–Health Care Provider Linkages 263Michael J. A. Wohl, Travis Sztainert, and Matthew M. Young13 Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Disordered Gambling 283David M. Ledgerwood, Amy Loree, and Leslie H. Lundahl14 Gambling Among Teens, College Students and Youth 306Caroline E. Temcheff, Renee A. St-Pierre, and Jeffrey L. Derevensky15 The Technological Convergence of Gambling and Gaming Practices 327Mark D. Griffiths, Daniel L. King, and Paul H. Delfabbro16 Gambling and Older Adults 347Jamey J. Lister and Lia Nower17 Internet Gaming and Disordered Gambling 361Sally Gainsbury18 Legal and Financial Issues and Disordered Gambling 386Lia Nower and Alex Blaszczynski19 Effects of Nutrition on Mental Health Conditions Associated with a Gambling Disorder 400David C. S. Richard20 Research Directions and Unanswered Questions in the Treatment of Disordered Gambling: Results of an Empirical Study 427Lia NowerIndex 445