Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-85433-348-3
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 64 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 141 g

The guide gives the practitioner an understanding of why children and adolescents may come to play fruit machines/video games to excess and includes knowledge about the risk factors involved in this. It includes practical and common-sense interventions that may be beneficial for such children and adolescents and also includes practical advice to give to parents facing their child’s behavioural addiction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Griffiths, Mark

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: Behavioural Addictions.

Part II: Technological Addictions.

Part III: Adolescent Gambling.

Part IV: Gambling on Fruit Machines.

Part V: Videogames and Fruit Machines – Commonalities.

Part VI: Adolescent Videogame Playing.

Part VII: Fruit Machines and Videogames – Some Final Comments.

References.

Further Reading.

Appendices.

Hints for Parents.

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Griffiths is lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University.