Psychosocial treatments for pathological gambling: Current status and future directions

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Petry, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; AVERSION; AVERSION THERAPY; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; DESENSITIZATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUTUROLOGY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REINFORCEMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SUICIDE; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0242382817     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-20020301-09     Document Type: Review

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