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Hing, Nerilee; Nuske, Elaine – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Governments now recognise gambling as a social and public health issue that invites a collaborative approach to responsible gambling and help-seeking involving the gambling industry, gambling help agencies and the wider community. In this paper, we report on findings from interviews with 23 counsellors working in Queensland Gambling Help agencies…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Counselors, Help Seeking, Foreign Countries
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Bradley, Joff P. N. – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015
This paper examines the affective disorders plaguing many young people and the problem of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in particular. It aims to define the limits of the critique of British educationalist Sir Ken Robinson in terms of his philosophy of "creativity" through a consideration of the ideas of French philosopher…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Postmodernism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Creativity
James, William H.; Randolph, Dwight E. – Online Submission, 2015
This study investigated the use of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI-2) to screen for co-occurring disorders in an adolescent outpatient treatment program and to provide a preliminary assessment of those needs. The MAYSI-2 identified youth with co-occurring disorders and the results support existing recommendations for distinct…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Risk, Screening Tests, Comorbidity
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Binde, Per – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
A Swedish mutual support group for young problem gamblers is described and discussed. During the study period, 116 weekly meetings occurred, usually involving six to ten participants; in total, 69 problem gamblers (66 male and three female), aged 17-25, and 23 partners and friends attended the meetings. Half the gamblers had problems with Internet…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Behavior Disorders
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Tang, Catherine So-kum; Wu, Anise M. S. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This study examined the role of impulsivity and its interplay with gambling correlates in influencing the severity of pathological gambling in Chinese societies. It also investigated the extent to which impulsivity would moderate and/or mediate the relationship between life stress and pathological gambling in 94 Chinese treatment-seeking gamblers.…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Depression (Psychology), Games, Probability
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Siporin, Sheldon; Baron, Lisa – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
"Contingency Management programs (CMP) and non-drug social and recreational activities (NDSRA) are interventions premised on behavior theory that rely on external sources of reinforcement alternative to drug-based forms to decrease drug use. CMP usually employs vouchers as reinforcement for negative toxicologies. Despite research support, CMP…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Program Effectiveness, Recreational Activities, Contingency Management
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Hinvest, Neal; Brosnan, Mark – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Information Communication Technology (ICT) is established within the education systems of most of the industrialized world, across the curriculum and across all ages. Learners, especially younger cohorts, are highly motivated to use ICT within their learning due to their familiarity with technology. However, before integrating any technology into…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Computer Uses in Education, Video Games, Technology Integration
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Brands, Bruna; Corea, Larry; Strike, Carol; Singh, Veeran-Anne S.; Behrooz, Renee C.; Rush, Brian – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
Concerns about methamphetamine/crystal methamphetamine (MA) have featured prominently in the Canadian media and on addiction treatment agency agendas. We examined MA admissions at addiction treatment agencies to determine if a service gap existed. In 2006, all addiction treatment agencies (n = 124) in Ontario, Canada were invited to complete an…
Descriptors: Evidence, Addictive Behavior, Substance Abuse, Foreign Countries
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McMullan, John L.; Miller, Delthia E.; Perrier, David C. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
This study contributes to the emerging literature on commercial advertising and youth gambling by exploring adolescent's exposure to and perceptions of gambling advertisements. We analyzed a sample of 50 youth in six focus groups between the ages of 13 and 18 to examine the process by which youth perceived, received or rejected the form and…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Youth, Advertising, Social Distance
Hunka, Patricia L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study was completed to understand whether or not work addiction or work addiction intensity could be predicted from mobile technology use. The study further investigated whether or not gender, workspace, income, or education level would moderate the relationship. The sample used was drawn from service industry employees who are not in the…
Descriptors: Work Attitudes, Addictive Behavior, Information Technology, Handheld Devices
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Amy Elizabeth Williams – William & Mary Educational Review, 2014
The present study is a qualitative exploration of the conceptualizations of substance use, abuse, dependence, and treatment from the perspectives of Italian and American counselors-in-training. The researcher conducted semi-structured interviews with two Italian and two American graduate-level counseling students. Thematic elements identified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Alcohol Abuse
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Cardak, Mehmet – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2013
The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between Internet addiction and psychological well-being. Participants were 479 university students who completed a questionnaire package that included the Online Cognition Scale and the Scales of Psychological Well-Being. The relationships between Internet addiction and psychological…
Descriptors: Well Being, Internet, Addictive Behavior, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Akhter, Noreen – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between Internet addiction and academic performance among university undergraduates. The study also focused to examine the gender differences among students on internet addiction. The sample comprised of 359 university undergraduates. Their responses to the "Internet Addiction…
Descriptors: Correlation, Addictive Behavior, Internet, Academic Achievement
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Wakeman, Sarah E.; Baggett, Meridale V.; Pham-Kanter, Genevieve; Campbell, Eric G. – Substance Abuse, 2013
Background: Resident physicians are the direct care providers for many patients with addiction. This study assesses residents' self-perceived preparedness to diagnose and treat addiction, measures residents' perceptions of the quality of addictions instruction, and evaluates basic knowledge of addictions. Methods: A survey was e-mailed to 184…
Descriptors: Training, Physicians, Graduate Medical Education, Addictive Behavior
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Tokunaga, Robert Shota – Human Communication Research, 2013
This article extends theory on the deficient self-regulation (DSR) of Internet use and media habits by integrating predictors relevant to technology use. It introduces novelty perceptions of a technology and flow as conditions that increase the likelihood of experiencing DSR and media habits. An experiment, with between- and within-subjects…
Descriptors: Internet, Change, Social Behavior, Self Control
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