Treatment of pathological gambling using a guided self-change approach

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 394-411

  Lipinski, Damon ^a   Whelan, James P ^a   Meyers, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief treatment; Cognitive behavioral; Guided self change; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RELAPSE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 34548342901     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650106293543     Document Type: Article

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