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 InfoBerlin ; Boston : De Gruyter,
Descriptionxviii, 265 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesHealth, 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011021905
ISBN9783110255201 (acidi-free paper)

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