1st Edition
Women and Problem Gambling Therapeutic insights into understanding addiction and treatment
By Liz Karter
Copyright 2013
168 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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Growing the Problem. Why Take the Risk? Sliding into Trouble. Escaping to a Trap. Rock Bottom. Assessing Reality. Creating a Therapeutic Experience. Ambivelence. Understanding Why. Relapse Prevention. One Woman's Story. Reflections on Practice. Referrals.
Biography
Liz Karter is a therapist in private practice, working exclusively in the field of problem gambling.
"The book is logical and self-explanatory, covering the role of the gambling industry - the role of society - women's relationships with others and themselves - and what hitting rock bottom is. ...Excellent short and precise case studies take readers in to the person's experience. Karter shares her experiences and work. She explores assessing reality, creating a therapeutic experience, ambivalence and relapse prevention. It is accurate and precise, while offering opportunity for reflection. I recommend it to addiction counsellors for their library of reference material. Patients will also relate to so much of it that it will motivate them to recovery." - Peter J Davies, Addiction Today, 2013
