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Peer reviewedGaudia, Ronald – Social Work, 1987
Discusses the "hidden illness" of compulsive gambling. Describes course of the disease, theories of compulsive gambling, effects of compulsive gambling on gambler's wife and children, the organization Gam-Anon, and human service agencies' staff training and counseling intake procedures. Recommends self-help groups for all family members.…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Family Problems, Mental Disorders, Self Help Programs
Peer reviewedSagatun, Inger J. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1982
Examines the effects of a self-help program, Parents United, on families in which incest has occurred. Studied male incest offenders (N=56). Results indicated the program was successful in increasing participants' feelings of responsibility, and decreasing recidivism, but less successful in keeping the families together. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
