Research and Articles

Research
Books and Articles

Books & Articles

(Reprinted from the National Training Institute website)

Berman, Linda and Mary-Ellen Siegal. Behind the 8-Ball: A Guide for Families of Gamblers. Toronto: Simon and Schuster, 1992.

Custer, Robert and Harry Milt. When Luck Runs Out: Help for Compulsive Gamblers and Their Families. New York, NY: Facts on file, 1985.

Haubrich-Casperson, Jane. Coping with Teen Gambling. New York, NY: The Rosen Publishing Group, 1993.

Heineman, Mary. Losing Your Shirt: Recovery for compulsive gamblers and their families. Minneapolis, Minn.: ComCare Publishers, 1992.

Lesieur, Henry R. PhD. The Chase: Career of the Compulsive Gambler. Rochester, Vermont: Schenkman Books, 1984.

Lesieur, Henry R. PhD. Working With and Understanding Gamblers Anonymous. NASW Press (1990)

McGurrin, Martin. Pathological Gambling: Conceptual, Diagnostic and Treatment Issues. Sarasota, Florida: Professional Resources Press, 1992.

Sharing Recovery Through Gamblers Anonymous. Los Angeles, California: Gamblers Anonymous Publishing, 1984.
Walker, Michael. The Psychology of Gambling. New York, NY: Pergamon Press, 1992.

Shaffer, H.J., Hall, M.N., Vander Bilt, J. and George, E.M., eds. 2002. Futures at Stake: Youth, Gambling, and Society. Reno: University of Nevada Press.

Gabriel, K., 1996. Gambler Way: Indian Gaming in Mythology, History and Archaeology in North America. Boulder: Johnson Printing.

Bellringer, P., 1999. Understanding Problem Gamblers: A Practitionerís Guide to Effective Intervention. International Specialized Book Services.

Shaffer, H.J., Stein, S., Gambino, B., and Cummings, T., 1989. Compulsive Gambling: Theory, Research, and Practice. Toronto: C.D. Heath and Company.

Eadington, W., and Cornelius, J., 1993. Gambling Behavior & Problem Gambling. Reno: Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Nevada, Reno.

Shaffer, H.J., Hall, M.N. and Vander Bilt, J., 1997. "Estimating the Prevalence of Disordered Gambling Behavior in the United States and Canada: A Meta-Analysis" This is a research document from Harvard.

Harvard Online Library Information System [Electronic database]. 1975-2002 Cambridge, MA: Harvard Medical School.

PsycINFO [Electronic database]. 1984-2002. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Shaffer, H.J. and Hall, M.N. 1996. "Estimating the Prevalence of Adolescent Gambling Disorders: A Quantitative Synthesis and Guide Toward Standard Gambling Nomenclature." Journal of Gambling Studies, 12 3: 193-214.

George, E.M. 1999. "Compulsive Gambling in the Workplace and Financial Education: A Professional Perspective." Personal Finances and Worker Productivity 3 (November): 35-38.

Addiction Foundation of Manitoba, Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, Saskatchewan Health, eds. 1999. Proceedings of the Interprovincial Think Tank on Youth and Gambling.

Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Harvard Medical School, Division on Addictions. 2001. State-Funded Gambling Treatment Programs: Think Thank, June.

American Academy of Pediatrics. 1998. "Teen Gambling Epidemic Linked to Risky Behavior." August.

Harvard Medical School, Division on Addictions; North American Training Institute. 1995. "North American Think Tank on Youth Gambling Issues: A Blueprint for Responsible Public Policy in the Management of Compulsive Gambling." July.

Cunningham-Williams, R.M., Cottler, L.B. and Compton, W.M., Spitznagel, E.D. 1998. "Taking Chances: Problem Gamblers and Mental Health Disorders: Results from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study." American Journal Public Health. 88 6: 1093-1096

Women and Gambling

Lesieur, Henry R. and Blume, Sheila B. MD. When Lady Luck Loses: Women and Compulsive Gambling. Feminist Perspectives on Addictions pp. 181-197. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 1991

Lesieur, Henry R. PhD and Mark, Marie E. A Feminist Critique of Problem Gambling Research. British Journal of Addiction (1992) pp. 33-50

Youth and Gambling

Derevensky, J.L., & Gupta, R., Adolescent Gambling Behaviour: A Prevalence Study and Examination of the Correlates Associated With Excessive Gambling, McGill University, 1997

Durand, Jacobs F. PhD. Illegal and Undocumented: A Review of Teenage Gambling and the Plight of Children of Problem Gamblers in America

Fisher, S. Gambling and Pathological Gambling in Adolescents. Journal of Gambling Studies, 9(3), pp, 277-288, 1993. Human Sciences Press, Inc.

Griffiths, Mark D. Gambling in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Gambling Behavior Vol. 5(1), Spring 1989
Schroeder, Jeanne Youth and Gambling: A Review of the Literature. Minnesota Council on Compulsive Gambling, 1995

Winters, K.C., Stinchfiedl, R.D., & Fulkerson, J. Patterns and Characteristics of Adolescent Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 9(4), pp. 371-387, 1993. Human Sciences Press, Inc.

Family

Ciarrocchi, J.W. & Reinert, D.F. Family Environment and Length of Recovery for Male Members of Gamblers Anonymous and Female Members of Gam-Anon.Journal of Gambling Studies, 9(4), pp. 341-352, 1993

Heineman, M. Compulsive Gambling: Structured Family Intervention. Journal of Gambling Studies, 10(1), pp. 67-76, 1994

Steinberg, Marvin A. Pathological Gambling and Couple Relationship Issues. Gambling Behavior and Problem Gambling pp. 197-213

Industry Measures

Rose, Nelson I. Gambling and the Law. Gambling Times February/March, 1990

Sherman, William R. A Casino Company's Response to Compulsive Gambling.