Howard Shaffer, PhD, a pioneer in the field of gambling addiction, is an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Division on Addiction at the Cambridge Health Alliance. He has an active private practice and consults internationally to a variety of organizations in business, education, human services, law, and government. Ryan Martin, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Education and Promotion at East Carolina University. John Kleschinsky, MPH, spent three years at the Cambridge Health Alliance's Division on Addiction and is currently pursuing a DrPH in social and behavioral sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health. Liz Neporent, MA, is an award-winning health and medical journalist who has written fifteen best-selling health titles.

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• Preface ixAcknowledgments xvIntroduction: How to Use This Book 1Part One How to Begin 91 Assessing Your Problems 112 Connecting the Dots 233 Setting Goals to Help You Change 29Part Two How to Change 414 Getting Your Gambling Under Control 435 Anxiety and Gambling 696 Mood Disorders and Gambling 1037 Impulse Control and Gambling 1278 Substance Abuse and Gambling 155Part Three How to Stay the Course 1879 Preventing Relapses 189Resources and Further Reading 205References 211About the Authors 217About Harvard Medical School 219Index 221

Howard Shaffer, PhD, a pioneer in the field of gambling addiction, is an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Division on Addiction at the Cambridge Health Alliance. He has an active private practice and consults internationally to a variety of organizations in business, education, human services, law, and government. Ryan Martin, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Education and Promotion at East Carolina University. John Kleschinsky, MPH, spent three years at the Cambridge Health Alliance's Division on Addiction and is currently pursuing a DrPH in social and behavioral sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health. Liz Neporent, MA, is an award-winning health and medical journalist who has written fifteen best-selling health titles.

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• Preface ixAcknowledgments xvIntroduction: How to Use This Book 1Part One How to Begin 91 Assessing Your Problems 112 Connecting the Dots 233 Setting Goals to Help You Change 29Part Two How to Change 414 Getting Your Gambling Under Control 435 Anxiety and Gambling 696 Mood Disorders and Gambling 1037 Impulse Control and Gambling 1278 Substance Abuse and Gambling 155Part Three How to Stay the Course 1879 Preventing Relapses 189Resources and Further Reading 205References 211About the Authors 217About Harvard Medical School 219Index 221