Problem Gambling Information Resources

ECPG has compiled a host of websites, research studies, downloads, and other helpful information about gambling addiction.

Websites for more information on problem gambling:

Print Materials for Washington State:

Recommended Reading:

GENERAL AUDIENCE
  • When Luck Runs Out: Help for Compulsive Gamblers and Their Families by Robert L. Custer, New York: Facts on File (1985)
  • Behind the Eight-Ball: A Guide for Families of Gamblers by Berman & Siegel, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster (1992)
  • Losing Your Shirt: Recovery for Compulsive Gamblers and Their Families by M. Heineman, Center City, MN: Hazelden (1992)
  • When Someone You Love Gambles by M. Heineman, Center City, MN: Hazelden (1993)
  • This must be hell: A look at Pathological Gambling by H. Humphrey, NY: Writers Club Press (2000)
  • Financial Issues for Loved Ones of Problem Gamblers, Denver, CO: National Council on Problem Gambling and National Endowment for Financial Education (2000)
FOR TREATMENT PROVIDERS
  • Understanding Compulsive Gambling by H. Lesieur, Center City, MN: Hazelden (1993)
  • In the Shadow of Chance: The Pathological Gambler by Julian I. Taber, Bluffton, SC: ExGambler Services (2001)
  • Pathological Gambling: A Clinical Guide to Treatment by Grant & Potenza, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (2004)
  • Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment by Nancy Petry, Washington DC: American Psychological Association (2005)

Studies:

Videos:

Fact Sheets

Problem Gambling Screening Tools

Problem Gambling Screening Tools in Spanish (en Espanol)

Assessments:

Other Treatment Tools:

Other Resources:

For resources for video/internet gaming and other tech or screen addictions, visit our Gaming/Internet Disorder Services page.

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