{"product_id":"gambling-and-gaming-addictions-in-adolescence-isbn-9781854333483","title":"Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence","description":"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.  Introduction. \u003cp\u003ePart I: Behavioural Addictions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Technological Addictions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: Adolescent Gambling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Gambling on Fruit Machines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V: Videogames and Fruit Machines – Commonalities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI: Adolescent Videogame Playing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VII: Fruit Machines and Videogames – Some Final Comments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHints for Parents.\u003c\/p\u003e \"Some of these [books in the PACTS series 2] are quite outstanding guides for practitioners, full of practical steps to take and worldly wisdom as well as good theretical grounding ... there are a couple on behaviours that are less commonly covered in other places, including Avoiding Risky Sex, and Gambling. Its is very welcome to have these issues addressed in such a pragmatic way ... Overall I would recommend that this series is present for anybody working with adolescents, as they provide a very useful guide for trainees to get stuck in with treatment.\" \u003ci\u003eStephen Scott, Institute of Psychiatry, London, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Volume 9, No. 2, 2004, pp 92-96\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. 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.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989269856485,"sku":"NP9781854333483","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781854333483.jpg?v=1761783456","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/gambling-and-gaming-addictions-in-adolescence-isbn-9781854333483","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}