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This volume describes recent research on gambling disorder as a behavioural addiction using an array of contemporary tools including structural and functional brain imaging, and neurocognitive assessment.
About the author
Luke Clark is Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. His research on the psychology of gambling combines multiple methods including behavioural analysis, brain imaging, and psychophysiology. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers. He is Senior Editor at Addiction, and Regional Assistant Editor for International Gambling Studies.
Anna E. Goudriaan is full Professor in Addiction: Mechanisms and Treatment at Arkin Mental Health Care and the Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam. She is a neuropsychologist and mental health psychologist with a combined research and clinical appointment. Her research focuses on the study of neurobiological mechanisms and innovative (neuromodulation) interventions in addictive disorders and dual diagnosis, including gambling disorder, alcohol use disorders and other substance use disorders (cannabis and cocaine). She has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and international papers.
Summary
This volume describes recent research on gambling disorder as a behavioural addiction using an array of contemporary tools including structural and functional brain imaging, and neurocognitive assessment.
