Youth Gambling: The Hidden Addiction

by Jeffrey L. Derevensky (Editor), Daniel T. L. Shek (Editor), Joav Merrick (Editor), Paul Delfabbro (Contribution by), Jeffrey L. Derevensky (Contribution by)

Overview

Youth gambling represents a potentially serious public policy and health issue. Nevertheless, the rise in youth gambling issues and problems in the global context is not matched with a parallel increase in research on adolescent gambling. As such, there is an urgent need to conduct more studies on adolescent gambling behaviour. Recently significant advances in the knowledge of the risk factors associated with adolescent problems has emerged. This book addresses issues related to prevalence, assessment, prevention and treatment of youth gambling problems as well as concerns related to technological changes associated with youth problem gambling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110255201
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	10/17/2011
Series:	Health, Medicine and Human Development
Pages:	283
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jeffrey L. Derevensky, McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Daniel T. L. Shek, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, China; Joav Merrick, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Health Services, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel.