Problem Gambling: Cognition, Prevention and Treatment

1. Introduction; Marvin R. G. Schiller and Fernand R. Gobet PART I: PSYCHOLOGY OF PROBLEM GAMBLING 2. Expertise and the Illusion of Expertise in Gambling; Guillermo Campitelli and Craig Speelman 3. The Hot Hand Fallacy and the Gambler's Fallacy: What Are They and Why Do People Believe in Them?; Juemin Xu and Nigel Harvey 4. Cognitive Models of Gambling and Problem Gambling; Marvin R. G. Schiller and Fernand R. Gobet PART II: GAMBLING AND SOCIETY 5. Behind the Scenes of Creating the Tool for Responsible Games; Anssi Airas 6. Problem Gambling amongst Athletes in the United Kingdom; Daniel J. A. Rhind, Kerry O'Brien, Sophia Jowett and Ian Greenlees 7. The Gambling Market in Great Britain; David Miers 8. The 'Problem Gambler' and Socio-Spatial Vulnerability; Marc Welsh, Rhys Jones, Jessica Pykett and Mark Whitehead 9. Implementing a Social Responsibility Agenda in the Regulation of Gambling in Great Britain; David Miers PART III: TREATMENT OF PROBLEM GAMBLING 10. Treatment of Disordered Gambling; Igor Yakovenko and David C. Hodgins 11. Impulsivity and Cognitive Distortions in Problem Gambling; Theory and Application; Annika Lindberg, Luke Clark and Henrietta Bowden-Jones PART IV: A PROBLEM GAMBLER'S PERSPECTIVE 12. Life as a Compulsive Gambler: A First-Hand Account; Tony Franklin