Description
Book SynopsisThe guide gives the practitioner an understanding of why children and adolescents may come to play fruit machines/video games to excess and includes knowledge about the risk factors involved in this. It includes practical and common-sense interventions that may be beneficial for such children and adolescents and also includes practical advice to give to parents facing their child’s behavioural addiction.
Trade Review"Some of these [books in the PACTS series 2] are quite outstanding guides for practitioners, full of practical steps to take and worldly wisdom as well as good theretical grounding ... there are a couple on behaviours that are less commonly covered in other places, including Avoiding Risky Sex, and Gambling. Its is very welcome to have these issues addressed in such a pragmatic way ... Overall I would recommend that this series is present for anybody working with adolescents, as they provide a very useful guide for trainees to get stuck in with treatment."
Stephen Scott, Institute of Psychiatry, London, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Volume 9, No. 2, 2004, pp 92-96Table of ContentsIntroduction.
Part I: Behavioural Addictions.
Part II: Technological Addictions.
Part III: Adolescent Gambling.
Part IV: Gambling on Fruit Machines.
Part V: Videogames and Fruit Machines – Commonalities.
Part VI: Adolescent Videogame Playing.
Part VII: Fruit Machines and Videogames – Some Final Comments.
References.
Further Reading.
Appendices.
Hints for Parents.
