Youth gambling the hidden addiction / edited by Jeffrey Derevensky, Daniel T.L. Shek, and Joav Merrick.
| Other author | Derevensky, Jeffrey L. |
| Other author | Shek, Daniel T. L. |
| Other author | Merrick, Joav, 1950- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, |
| Description | xviii, 265 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Health, medicine and human development Health, medicine, and human development. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Adolescent gambling -- Understanding the etiology of youth gambling problems -- An international perspective on youth gambling prevalence studies -- Youth problem gambling : our current knowledge of risk and protective factors -- Defining and assessing binge gambling -- Positive youth development and intention to gamble -- Relationship between positive youth development and intention to gamble among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong -- Remote gambling in adolescence -- A critical review of adolescent problem gambling assessment instruments -- Treatment of adolescent gambling problems : more art than science? -- Seeking help online : a new approach for youth-specific gambling interventions -- Adolescent problem gambling : pharmacological treatment options -- Youth gambling prevention initiatives : a decade of research -- Prevention of gambling problems in adolescents : the role of problem gambling assessment instruments and positive youth development programs -- About the editors -- The International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors (Centre International d'étude sur le jeu et les comportements à risque chez les jeunes) -- About the Department of Applied Social Sciences, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011021905 |
| ISBN | 9783110255201 (acidi-free paper) |
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