Co-Occurring Disorders: How Research is Informing the Identification and Treatment of Pathological Gambling

JUNE 17, 2010

Marc Potenza, M.D., Ph.D., of Yale University discusses the influence new research is having on the treatment of pathological gamblers. During this session, attendees will learn about:

• The broad range of Axis I and II disorders (such as depression and personality disorders) that co-occur with pathological gambling;
• How co-occurring disorders might influence how we understand and treat people with pathological gambling; and
• The importance of screening for and treating pathological gambling within mental health and addiction settings.

Dr. Potenza also briefly addresses how research on co-occurring disorders influenced the recently proposed changes in the definition of pathological gambling in the DSM-V.

Moderator: Christine Reilly, executive director, Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders
Presenter: Marc Potenza, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University

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Youth and College Gambling: New Direction, New Discoveries

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Last month, after nearly a year of work on the project, a national task force of college administrators and health professionals convened by the Division on Addictions at the Cambridge Health Alliance and funded by the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) released detailed recommendations for adopting science-based gambling policies at colleges and universities across the country. Join members of the task force for an in-depth look at these recommendations and how higher education institutions are addressing gambling issues in the U.S. Also hear from a leading researcher making key discoveries about youth gambling.

Moderator:  Christine Reilly, Executive Director, Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders
Speakers: Stacy Andes, Director of Health Promotion, Villanova University
Madalyn C. Eadline, Director, Office of Special Projects, Lehigh University
Randy Stinchfield, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School

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Treating Pathological Gambling with Motivational Interviewing and CBT: A Webinar for Addiction Professionals

AUGUST 27, 2009

Motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are treatment strategies that have been effective for people seeking to recover from substance use disorders; but what about gambling disorders? Although there is no treatment standard for pathological gambling yet, researchers are experimenting with MI and CBT, and preliminary findings look promising. Join two leading researchers from the field to discuss these findings and their implications for clinicians working with clients who have gambling problems.

Moderator:  Christine Reilly, Executive Director, Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders
Speakers:  David Hodgins, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology in the Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Calgary
David M. Ledgerwood, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine

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