Harm Reduction for Gambling

<p>This edited volume aims to facilitate the evolution of the new public health approach towards gambling. Bringing together the work of international experts, it gives a current overview of the field, highlighting the need for a coordinated framework of prevention and harm reduction measures to replace current "player protection" measures. </p><p>Chapters begin by exploring the impact of problem gambling, looking at its effects on several levels, ranging from the individual to the family and society. Subsequently an overview of prevention and harm reduction models is presented, bringing the reader to an in-depth understanding of what a public health approach to gambling would entail. Later chapters focus on potential challenges to monitoring and evaluation, inviting the reader to envisage possible barriers towards implementation and ways of overcoming these. The book concludes with recommendations on how to take a harm reduction approach, from a political and human rights perspective. </p><p>This work gives a rare synopsis of the present-day issues when considering the implementation of a harm reduction strategy for gambling. Recent work by key professionals is presented in order to encourage further developments in this ever-changing domain. Such issues will be relevant to all those with an interest in the field of problem gambling, from clinicians, students and healthcare professionals, to politicians.</p> <p>Preface</p><p><em>Nady el-Guebaly</em></p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p>Introduction</p><p><em>Cheryl Dickson, Caroline Dunand, Olivier Simon, Henrietta Bowden-Jones</em></p><p>Section 1: Impact and current understanding of gambling disorder</p><p>Chapter 1: Gambling and democracy</p><p><em>Peter Adams</em></p><p>Chapter 2: Measuring harm from gambling and estimating its distribution in the population</p><p><em>Matthew Browne</em></p><p>Chapter 3: The social cost of excessive gambling </p><p><em>Claude Jeanrenaud, Mélanie Gay, Dimitri Kohler, Jacques Besson, Olivier Simon</em></p><p>Chapter 4: The normalisation of dangerous gambling: An ethical issue</p><p><em>Jim Orford</em></p><p>Chapter 5: Family members affected by excessive gambling</p><p><em>Jim Orford</em></p><p>Chapter 6: Neurocognitive components of gambling disorder: Implications for assessment, treatment and policy</p><p><em>Juan F. Navas, Joël Billieux, Antonio Verdejo-García, José C. Perales</em></p><p>Section 2: Harm reduction models and initiatives</p><p>Chapter 7: Defining harm reduction as part of a public health approach towards gambling</p><p><em>Olivier Simon, Jean-Félix Savary, Gabriel Guarrasi, Cheryl Dickson.</em></p><p>Chapter 8: Effective harm minimisation practices: Public health implications</p><p><em>Darren R. Christensen</em> </p><p>Chapter 9: Harm prevention and reduction efforts in gambling disorder: An international perspective</p><p><em>Charles Livingstone</em></p><p>Chapter 10: The role of treatment in reducing gambling-related harm </p><p><em>David C. Hodgins, Magdalen Schluter</em></p><p>Chapter 11: Public health and gambling: The potential of nudge policies</p><p><em>Magaly Brodeur</em></p><p>Chapter 12: Early detection of at-risk gambling to reduce harm</p><p><em>Suzanne Lischer</em></p><p>Chapter 13: Behavioural tracking in gambling: The use and efficacy of online responsible gambling tools</p><p><em>Mark D. Griffiths</em></p><p>Section 3: Challenges to evaluation and monitoring</p><p>Chapter 14: A logical framework for the evaluation of a harm reduction policy for gambling</p><p><em>Jean-Michel Costes</em></p><p>Chapter 15: Is income derived from problem gambling a good assessment indicator of a responsible gambling strategy? </p><p><em>Jean-Michel Costes</em></p><p>Chapter 16: Challenges of online gambling for risk and harm reduction</p><p><em>Louise Nadeau, Magali Dufour, Richard Guay, Sylvia Kairouz, Jean-Marc Ménard, Catherine Paradis</em> </p><p>Conclusion</p><p><em>Cheryl Dickson, Caroline Dunand, Olivier Simon, Henrietta Bowden-Jones</em></p><p>Index</p>