Cognitive-behavioral therapy: Translating research into clinical practice

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 204-224

  Blaszczynski, Alex ^a   Nower, Lia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b School of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Disordered gambling; Gambling model; Imaginal desensitization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938745654     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118316078.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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