Breaking Free: How To Stop Gambling

A self-help workbook for individuals who already know or think they have a gambling problem, and their loved ones. It is a practical book, featuring worksheets, questionnaires, graphics and other evidence-based practical materials developed by experts in the field. This book will also appeal to mental health professionals and students. "1 Introduction Problem gambling is a powerful habit and its impact is often destructive for the individual gambling and those around him/her. Its addictive nature can lead to significant debts, severe anxiety and depression, relationship breakdown, social isolation, stress in families, loss of employment, criminal activities, and, tragically, suicide. As with any addictive behaviour, problem gambling creates an internal conflict. An individual gambling problematically may veer between wanting to quit gambling once and for all and succumbing to the urge to place another bet"--

• | Author: Henrietta, OBE Bowden-Jones OBE, Venetia Leonidaki
• | Publisher: RCPsych/Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2022
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781911623922
• | ISBN-10: 1911623923