The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Pathological Gambling is a complete guide to the current empirical literature relating to the conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of pathological gambling. The international contributors are all experienced, practicing clinicians who discuss gambling within a global context. *Best-practice guidelines for the clinical management of problem and pathological gambling*Contains empirically derived findings that translate research into practical clinical applications that clinicians and counselors can use in understanding and treating problem gamblers *Brings together a distinguished international group of scholars whose contributions discuss gambling as it occurs around the globe*Clearly organized into sections that cover conceptualization, research, assessment, treatment, and special topics