The cognitive-behavioral treatment of female problem gambling

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 225-250

  Dowling, Nicki A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT); Electronic gaming; Female problem gambling; Gender differences; Proxy hypothesis; Psychiatric comorbidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894672386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118316078.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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