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Friday's Progress Notes - November 15, 2005
Mental Health Information - Vol. 9 Issue 11
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Gambling and youth
2. Guidelines for treating gambling-related problems
3. Managing comorbid disorders
4. Recovering gamblers who remain in a gambling mind-set
5. Internet gamblers
6. Review of pathologic gambling
7. Toolkit for changing gambling behavior


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Dear Colleagues,

Problem gambling and pathologic gambling can result in serious personal, financial, medical, psychological, and legal problems. Of particular concern is the increase in the number of young people who participate in gambling activities. Today's newsletter calls attention to this growing health problem.

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John L. Miller, MD


1. CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS
Gambling and Children: Betting Against the Future of Young Lives
Gambling among youth is an under-recognized problem. The authors recommend screening young patients for a gambling habit.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=202

2. MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Practice Guidelines for Treating Gambling-Related Problems: An Evidence-Based Treatment Guide for Clinicians
The practice guidelines provide a conceptual map for clinicians to deliver clinical services for problem gambling treatment.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=201

3. CNS SPECTRUMS
The Impact of Comorbidity on the Management of Pathological Gambling
Pathological gambling is an impulse-control disorder in which comorbidity is common, particularly with substance abuse, OCD, and mood disorders.
http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=263

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4. JOURNAL OF GAMBLING ISSUES
Staying in Action: The Pathological Gambler's Equivalent of the Dry Drunk
There are many ways for the gambler to take risks, or remain in a gambling mind-set, without making a bet.

5. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
Disordered Gambling Among University-Based Medical and Dental Patients: A Focus on Internet Gambling
According to a recent study, Internet gamblers may have more serious gambling problems than those who use slots or play the lottery.

6. NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review
This book, which can be read online, contains chapters on prevalence, diagnostic criteria, screening, treatment, and recovery.
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309065712/html/index.html

7. HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL DIVISION ON ADDICTIONS
Your First Step to Change: Gambling
This self-administered online toolkit provides resources to help guide a person's journey to change.
http://divisiononaddictions.org/html/publications/gamtoolkit.pdf


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