Professional Resources
These resources are compiled for professionals who work with individuals and families affected by problem gambling and possible gambling use disorder.
National Certified Gambling Counselor
International Gambling Counselor Certification
730 11th Street, NW, ste. 601
Washington, DC 20001
202-547-9204
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.igccb.org
Gambling Addiction Books:
Journals:
Journal of Gambling Issues, www.camh.net/egambling/
Gambling Addiction Resources:
Scientific American: How the Brain Gets Addicted to Gambling
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-brain-gets-addicted-to-gambling/
Gamblers Anonymous: http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/
Gambling Recovery: http://www.recoveryassociates.org/
SMART Recovery Inc.: Self-Management and Recovery Training
http://www.smartrecovery.org/addiction/gambling_addiction.html?gclid=COuBrturlb0CFSho7AodqTIAKg
TeensHealth: Gambling Addiction for Teens
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/gambling.html
MedicineNet
http://www.onhealth.com/gambling_addiction/article.htm
Gamcare: Nonprofit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_gambling
Online Support:[email protected]
Helpguide.org: Gambling Addiction & Problem Gambling Warning Signs
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/gambling_addiction.php
Wikapedia: Problem Gambling:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_gambling
National Council on Problem Gambling:
http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=1
Inpatient and Residential Treatment Facility List:
http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3326
Tools & Resources for Counselors:
http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3410
Military and Gambling Problems:
http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4434
PsychCentral: Pathological Gambling Symptoms
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/pathological-gambling-symptoms/
Mayo Clinic Compulsive Gambling website:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/basics/definition/con-20023242
Center for Gambling Research: http://gaming.unlv.edu/
Institute for the Study of Gambling & Commercial Gaming: http://www.business.unr.edu/gaming/
Problem Gamblers and Their Finances: A Guide for Treatment Professionals: download publication from www.ncpgambling.org
Kuchara, B. (2009), gaming addictions; a symptom hiding the real problem. Retrieved from http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/01/gaming-addiction-a-symptom-hiding-the-real-problem.ars
Yee, N. (2006, December 2), Understanding and dealing with gaming problems: A Q & A with a therapist. Retrieved from http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001544.php
National Certified Gambling Counselor
International Gambling Counselor Certification
730 11th Street, NW, ste. 601
Washington, DC 20001
202-547-9204
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.igccb.org
Gambling Addiction Books:
- Treating Gambling Problems, Author: William G. McCown & William A. Howatt
- Hidden Addictions, Author: Marilyn Freimuth
- Impulse Control Disorders, Author: Jon E. Grant
- Handbook of Addictive Disorders, Editor: Robert Holman Coombs
- In the Pursuit of Winning: Problem Gambling Theory, Research, and Treatment, Authors: Masood Zangeneh, Alex Blaszczynski, Nigel E. Turner
- Counseling Problem Gamblers: Self-Regulation manual for Individual and Family Therapy, Author: J. Ciarrocchi
- Taking Back Your Life: Women and Problem Gambling, Author: Diane Rae Davis, PhD
- The Gambling Addiction Patient Workbook, Author: Perkinson
- Willpower’s Not Enough: Recovering from Addictions of Every Kind
- Behind the 8-Ball: A Recovery Guide for the Families of Gamblers
- Never Enough: One Lawyer’s True Story of How He Gambled His Career Away
- She Bets Her Life: A True Story of Gambling Addiction
- Born to Lose: Memoirs of a Compulsive Gambler
- The Gambling Addiction Cure: How to Overcome Gambling Addiction and Problem Gambling for Life (Kindle available)
- Change your Gambling Change Your Life, Harvard Health Publications
Journals:
Journal of Gambling Issues, www.camh.net/egambling/
Gambling Addiction Resources:
Scientific American: How the Brain Gets Addicted to Gambling
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-brain-gets-addicted-to-gambling/
Gamblers Anonymous: http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/
Gambling Recovery: http://www.recoveryassociates.org/
SMART Recovery Inc.: Self-Management and Recovery Training
http://www.smartrecovery.org/addiction/gambling_addiction.html?gclid=COuBrturlb0CFSho7AodqTIAKg
TeensHealth: Gambling Addiction for Teens
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/gambling.html
MedicineNet
http://www.onhealth.com/gambling_addiction/article.htm
Gamcare: Nonprofit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_gambling
Online Support:[email protected]
Helpguide.org: Gambling Addiction & Problem Gambling Warning Signs
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/gambling_addiction.php
Wikapedia: Problem Gambling:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_gambling
National Council on Problem Gambling:
http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=1
Inpatient and Residential Treatment Facility List:
http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3326
Tools & Resources for Counselors:
http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3410
Military and Gambling Problems:
http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4434
PsychCentral: Pathological Gambling Symptoms
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/pathological-gambling-symptoms/
Mayo Clinic Compulsive Gambling website:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/basics/definition/con-20023242
Center for Gambling Research: http://gaming.unlv.edu/
Institute for the Study of Gambling & Commercial Gaming: http://www.business.unr.edu/gaming/
Problem Gamblers and Their Finances: A Guide for Treatment Professionals: download publication from www.ncpgambling.org
Kuchara, B. (2009), gaming addictions; a symptom hiding the real problem. Retrieved from http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/01/gaming-addiction-a-symptom-hiding-the-real-problem.ars
Yee, N. (2006, December 2), Understanding and dealing with gaming problems: A Q & A with a therapist. Retrieved from http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001544.php