Pathological Gambling: Clinical Issues, Part I Loreen J. Rugle, Ph.D. Richard J. Rosenthal, M.D.
This clinical issue of the Journal of GamblingStudies marks the tenth anniversary of its publication. Over these past ten years the.]'GS has provided an essential forum for discussion of the social, psychological, legal, and economic impact of gambling. After the experience of coediting only one issue, we have an appreciation for the work involved and therefore recognize the tremendous dedication, patience and hard work Henry Lesieur has devoted to editingJGS over the past ten years. Without Dr. Lesieur's constant effort, JGS would not be celebrating this anniversary. Legalized gambling has been increasing dramatically throughout the United States in the past ten years. Since clinicians are usually not writers or researchers, there has been a relative dearth of material published about the specific treatment of pathological gamblers (for review see Murray, 1993 and Lesieur & Rosenthal, 1991). The articles in this issue and in a second clinical issue scheduled for the beginning of 1995, hope to address this lack by providing theoretically diverse treatment descriptions, case material from outpatient as well as inpatient settings, and discussion of a broad range of gambling patients. We hope that this material will stimulate further debate, and we invite readers to respond by sending in their own clinical material Journal of Gambling Studies Vol. 10(1), Spring 1994 9 1994 Human Sciences Press, Inc.
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JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES
in the form of letters to the editor, brief communications, case studies or research findings.
REFERENCES Lesieur, H . R . , Rosenthal, R.J. (199 t). Pathological gambling: A review of the literature. Journal of Gambling Studies, 7, 5-39. Murray, J.B. (1993). Review of research on pathological gambling. Psychological Reports, 72, 791 810.
This clinical issue of the Journal of GamblingStudies marks the tenth anniversary of its publication. Over these past ten years the.]'GS has provided an essential forum for discussion of the social, psychological, legal, and economic impact of gambling. After the experience of coediting only one issue, we have an appreciation for the work involved and therefore recognize the tremendous dedication, patience and hard work Henry Lesieur has devoted to editingJGS over the past ten years. Without Dr. Lesieur's constant effort, JGS would not be celebrating this anniversary. Legalized gambling has been increasing dramatically throughout the United States in the past ten years. Since clinicians are usually not writers or researchers, there has been a relative dearth of material published about the specific treatment of pathological gamblers (for review see Murray, 1993 and Lesieur & Rosenthal, 1991). The articles in this issue and in a second clinical issue scheduled for the beginning of 1995, hope to address this lack by providing theoretically diverse treatment descriptions, case material from outpatient as well as inpatient settings, and discussion of a broad range of gambling patients. We hope that this material will stimulate further debate, and we invite readers to respond by sending in their own clinical material Journal of Gambling Studies Vol. 10(1), Spring 1994 9 1994 Human Sciences Press, Inc.
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JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES
in the form of letters to the editor, brief communications, case studies or research findings.
REFERENCES Lesieur, H . R . , Rosenthal, R.J. (199 t). Pathological gambling: A review of the literature. Journal of Gambling Studies, 7, 5-39. Murray, J.B. (1993). Review of research on pathological gambling. Psychological Reports, 72, 791 810.
