Preface; Abbreviations; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Problem Gambling Treatment Background; Issues of Definition in PG Research; The Heterogeneity of Problem Gamblers; Models of PG; Brief Summary of Treatment Outcomes for Problem Gamblers; Transdiagnostic Conceptualisation of PG Treatment; Defining the Problems Addressed in Book; References; Chapter 2: Psychoeducation for Problem Gambling; Our All Too Human Minds; The Awesome Power of Intermittent Reinforcement Schedules; What Urges Do and Don't Mean; Practice Makes Too Perfect

When the Thrill of the Chase Is Never Ending: Affective Neuroscience Electronic Gaming Machines; Mathematics and Probability; Ulysses: A Metacognitive Hero!; References; Chapter 3: Motivational Interviewing for Problem Gambling; Mechanisms of Change in MI; General Principles of MI; MI and Problem Gambling; MI for Problem Gamblers Seeking Treatment; References; Chapter 4: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Problem Gambling; Clients May Not Initially Be Able to Report Their Thoughts; Increasing Awareness of Automatic Gambling Thoughts; Labelling the Type of Gambling Thought

Tone Is Important When Challenging Gambling Thoughts Challenges to Urge Thoughts Require a Higher Standard of Evidence than Urge Thoughts; Making Probabilities More Vivid; Thoughts After a Gambling Session Can Maintain the Problem; The Use of Imagery to Inhibit the Elaboration of Desires; Use of Guided Imagery in Rehearsal: Imaginal Desensitisation; Unanswered Questions About CBT for Problem Gambling; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Metacognitive and Mindfulness Approaches to Problem Gambling; Metacognitive Therapy; Problem Gamblers Show Metacognitive Deficits

Metacognitions in Problem Gambling Metacognitive Theories of Addiction; Assessing for Relevant Metacognitions in Addiction Treatment; Taking a Metacognitive Stance; Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Problem Gambling; What Is Mindfulness Training?; Why Do Mindfulness Training? Possible Benefits for Problem Gamblers; Evidence that Mindfulness-Based Treatment Is Effective for Problem Gambling; The McIntosh et al. Study: Mindfulness, Thought Suppression, Rumination and Gambling; How Much Mindfulness Is Enough and How Much Practice Will Clients Do?; Conclusion; References

Chapter 6: Schema Therapy for Problem Gamblers What Is Schema Therapy and Why Might It Be Helpful for PGs?; What Is Schema Therapy?; Early Maladaptive Schemas; What Is the Schema Mode Approach?; What Is the Broader Evidence for the Schema Mode Approach?; Cognitive and Behavioural Interventions in SMA; Schema Mode Interventions; Case Study; Final Comments on Treatment; References; Chapter 7: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ("ACT") for Problem Gambling; Core Therapeutic Processes; Research on the Use of ACT for Problem Gamblers; Case Study; References