Harm Reduction for Gambling

Henrietta Bowden-Jones is a Medical Doctor specialised in Addiction Psychiatry. She is the Founder and Director of the National Problem Gambling Clinic, UK and President of the Medical Women's Federation. She is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College. Cheryl Dickson has a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology. She specialised post-qualification in the field of problem gambling and has worked since 2009 for the Centre du jeu excessif (Centre for Excessive Gambling), Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland. Caroline Dunand is a Psychologist who has worked for over ten years as a Research Fellow at the Centre du jeu excessif (Centre for Excessive Gambling), Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland. Olivier Simon is a Psychiatrist with a Master of Public Health Degree. He is Head of the Centre du jeu excessif (Centre for Excessive Gambling), Lausanne University Hospital, and Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

• PrefaceNady el-GuebalyAcknowledgmentsIntroductionCheryl Dickson, Caroline Dunand, Olivier Simon, Henrietta Bowden-JonesSection 1: Impact and current understanding of gambling disorderChapter 1: Gambling and democracyPeter AdamsChapter 2: Measuring harm from gambling and estimating its distribution in the populationMatthew BrowneChapter 3: The social cost of excessive gambling Claude Jeanrenaud, Mélanie Gay, Dimitri Kohler, Jacques Besson, Olivier SimonChapter 4: The normalisation of dangerous gambling: An ethical issueJim OrfordChapter 5: Family members affected by excessive gamblingJim OrfordChapter 6: Neurocognitive components of gambling disorder: Implications for assessment, treatment and policyJuan F. Navas, Joël Billieux, Antonio Verdejo-García, José C. PeralesSection 2: Harm reduction models and initiativesChapter 7: Defining harm reduction as part of a public health approach towards gamblingOlivier Simon, Jean-Félix Savary, Gabriel Guarrasi, Cheryl Dickson.Chapter 8: Effective harm minimisation practices: Public health implicationsDarren R. Christensen Chapter 9: Harm prevention and reduction efforts in gambling disorder: An international perspectiveCharles LivingstoneChapter 10: The role of treatment in reducing gambling-related harm David C. Hodgins, Magdalen SchluterChapter 11: Public health and gambling: The potential of nudge policiesMagaly BrodeurChapter 12: Early detection of at-risk gambling to reduce harmSuzanne LischerChapter 13: Behavioural tracking in gambling: The use and efficacy of online responsible gambling toolsMark D. GriffithsSection 3: Challenges to evaluation and monitoringChapter 14: A logical framework for the evaluation of a harm reduction policy for gamblingJean-Michel CostesChapter 15: Is income derived from problem gambling a good assessment indicator of a responsible gambling strategy? Jean-Michel CostesChapter 16: Challenges of online gambling for risk and harm reductionLouise Nadeau, Magali Dufour, Richard Guay, Sylvia Kairouz, Jean-Marc Ménard, Catherine Paradis ConclusionCheryl Dickson, Caroline Dunand, Olivier Simon, Henrietta Bowden-JonesIndex

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