Women and problem gambling therapeutic insights into understanding addiction and treatment

Addiction is much misunderstood. Women and addictive gambling even more so, and for many years women have suffered in silence. This book explores how lonely, troubled lives and damaging relationships lead to the trap of problem gambling, the anxiety and chaos whilst locked inside, and then offers re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Karter, Elizabeth, 1966-, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2013.
Hove, East Sussex : 2013.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Addiction is much misunderstood. Women and addictive gambling even more so, and for many years women have suffered in silence. This book explores how lonely, troubled lives and damaging relationships lead to the trap of problem gambling, the anxiety and chaos whilst locked inside, and then offers realistic hope of a way out.With the significant increase in women gambling problematically, Women and Problem Gambling aims to answer the often asked question 'who is to blame?' the text covers:the role of the gambling industrythe role
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (167 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136746871
9780203565438
9781299319783
9781136746802