Behind the 8-Ball: A Guide for Families of Gamblers (A Fireside/Parkside Recovery Book) [Paperback]

Linda Berman (Author), Mary-Ellen Siegel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1992 | Series: A Fireside/Parkside Recovery Book

"This book is essential for gamblers, families, friends, and professionals who need to know more about the personalities of gamblers It is a precise, updated, and accurate look at how gambling affects families."-Timothy W. Fong, MD, co-director, UCLA Gambling Studies Program"This book remains as important today as ever and has remained the standard reference for family members of gamblers."-Keith Whyte, executive director, National Council on Problem GamblingIs someone you care about gambling your life away? You don't have to be a gambler yourself to suffer from the often disastrous effects of excessive gambling. Behind the 8-Ball is the must-have guide to reclaiming your financial, legal, and emotional freedom.Spouses, parents, siblings, children, friends, and coworkers of the gambler will learn how to:Understand why some people lose control of their gamblingRecognize the compulsive gambler and realistically assess the financial and emotional damage he or she is causing you and othersAccept that you can't control someone else's gamblingEncourage the gambler to seek helpRecover from being involved with a gamblerFor anyone who is or has ever been involved with someone who gambles too much, this supportive, informative volume delivers all the tools and motivation you need to rebuild your life.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Linda Berman, LCSW, and Mary-Ellen Siegel, LCSW, are both psychotherapists in private practice recognized for their work with out-of-control gamblers and families of gamblers as well as their presentations at conferences and on radio and television. Berman was previously the program coordinator of the Compulsive Gambling Program and Addiction Center at Westchester Jewish Community Services. Siegel is a clinical instructor in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) (August 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671767119
• ISBN-13: 978-0671767112
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,083,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely thorough and helpful for families of gamblers, June 12, 2000

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This review is from: BEHIND the 8-BALL: A Recovery Guide for the Families of Gamblers (Paperback)

I thought this book is one of the most thorough and helpful books regarding dealing with gambling addiction. It enlightens on how you can protect yourself from the throes of gambling. It provides information that will help you understand and deal with the illness. Excellent book!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From a therapist's perspective, January 14, 2003

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Michael F. Buckley "bearingsmb" (Kentville, Nova Scotia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BEHIND the 8-BALL: A Recovery Guide for the Families of Gamblers (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource for family members in a variety of situations. Whether they are just starting to learn about gambling as an addiction and need to know what signs and symptoms to watch for or whether they are well beyond that stage and needing to know what to do with an early or later recovery family member this book provides a clear, easy to read resource that is a good adjuct to counselling, group work or even as a stand alone resource.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars helpful and important book for spouses of pathological gamblers, August 4, 2007

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E. Geffner "eg" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BEHIND the 8-BALL: A Recovery Guide for the Families of Gamblers (Paperback)

I am Clinical Psychologist who treats gambling addiction. This book is an important tool for spouses of gamblers who are starting to come to terms with the problem. As one prior reviewer noted, it does not provide false hope for families who are being destroyed by this difficult addiction. What it does to is help a spouse wake up to the reality that if the gambler does not stop their lives will be ruined as well as that of the gambler. Pathological gambling is a very treatable issue and most people that I have worked with get better, but it certainly is not a perfect line from wanting to get better to never gambling again. This book will help prepare the spouse (it is more for a spouse than a parent or sibling) for the worse-case out come. Strongly recommended.... Eric Geffner, Ph.D.

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