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Travel Grants Available for 2016 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction

by: NCRG staff | Nov 30, 2015

Grants Available for Research on Gambling Disorder 2015The fourth annual Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction will be held March 18-19, 2016, in San Diego. This year’s theme is “Reducing Health Disparities through Addiction Science and Practice.” The deadline for poster proposals to be considered for travel awards is Dec. 4, 2015. If your topic is focused on disordered gambling, consider applying to the NCRG for a Travel Grant. NCRG will provide up to $1,500 in support of registration fees and travel expenses.

Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction is sponsored by the Society of Addiction Psychology (Division 50 of the American Psychological Association), which promotes advances in research, professional training, and clinical practice within the broad range of addictive behaviors.

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Earn CEUs at the 2015 Conference on Gambling and Addiction!

by: NCRG staff | Aug 20, 2015

16th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction

Psychologists, social workers, counselors and other healthcare providers can earn up to 15 continuing education hours at the 16th Annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction. Scheduled for Sept. 27-29, 2015, in Las Vegas, the NCRG’s conference is approved by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals; the National Council on Problem Gambling, the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders, the National Association of Social Workers, the Canadian Problem Gambling Certification Board and the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation.

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NCRG on the Road: Dispatch from Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference – Gambling Continues to be “Orphan” at NIH

by: NCRG staff | Mar 3, 2014

Christine Reilly, NCRG Senior Research DirectorThis post was written by Christine Reilly, the NCRG’s senior research director, on Saturday, March 1, 2014.  

 

 

 

 

Greetings from Atlanta! I’m attending the second Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference, a joint meeting of members of the American Psychological Associations’ Division 50 (Society of Addiction Psychology) and Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse). This year’s theme is “Changing Addictive Behavior: Bench to Bedside and Back Again.”

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NCRG on the Road: Amy’s Recap of the NCRG’s May and June Travels

by: NCRG staff | Jun 19, 2013

As you have read on Gambling Disorders 360˚, the NCRG’s staff and NCRG-funded researchers have been on the road in recent weeks learning from experts and forming new partnerships.

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NCRG on the Road: Next Stop – Las Vegas and Boston

by: NCRG staff | May 24, 2013

This post was written by Amy Kugler, the NCRG’s communications and outreach manager. Make sure to follow all of the NCRG’s activities on Twitter and Facebook.

NCRG Communications and Outreach Manager Amy KuglerChristine Reilly, Nathan Smith and I have been traveling quite a bit lately. As you’ve probably seen by our posts on Gambling Disorders 360, Facebook and Twitter, we had a wonderful time and learned a great amount of information at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual conference in San Francisco. We were happy to meet new people and forge new partnerships, and had a unique opportunity to educate more than 13,000 psychiatrists about gambling disorders and the changes with the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

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NIDA DIRECTOR REPORTS ON NEW SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS RESEARCH AT APA

by: NCRG staff | May 21, 2013

On Monday May 20, Nora Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), reported on new research findings and treatment opportunities at an hour-long lecture for the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting. Because of the high rate of co-occurring addictive disorders among individuals with a gambling disorder, it is important to keep abreast of new developments in the field of substance use disorders.

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APA Considers Potential Internet Gaming Disorder

by: NCRG staff | May 20, 2013

Has the reclassification of gambling disorder as a addictive behavior in the the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) opened the floodgates to other non-substance based addictions? The American Psychiatric Association (APA) announced yesterday that Internet Gaming Disorder is identified in Section III of the DSM-5 as a condition warranting more clinical research and experience before it might be considered for inclusion in the main book as a formal disorder.

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Clarification of the DSM-5 Revisions by the Substance Use Disorders Work Group

by: NCRG staff | May 19, 2013

To coincide with the release of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the APA developed a conference track consisting of more than 10 sessions to educate clinicians about the changes to the new diagnostic code. The first session, titled “Substance Use Disorders in DSM-5,” featured leaders of the DSM-5 work group in charge of substance use and related conditions who presented an overview of the DSM-5 changes and some of the controversies the committee faced when reviewing the new manual.

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American Psychiatric Association Releases DSM-5

by: NCRG staff | May 18, 2013

DSM-5 panel
Drs. Lieberman, Kupfer and Regier announce the launch of the DSM-5

As the release of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) looms, more than 13,000 psychiatrists descended upon San Francisco, Calif. For the APA, the first order of business was to launch the DSM-5 and answer the many questions about the revisions – and controversy – of this much-anticipated publication.

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Download the NCRG’s White Papers on the DSM-5 and Internet Gambling

by: NCRG staff | Apr 24, 2013

The Evolving Definition of Pathological Gambling in the DSM-5Today, the NCRG is excited to share two new resources that focus on important issues impacting the understanding, identification and treatment of gambling disorders and the development of responsible gaming strategies.

The first resource is a white paper that provides an overview of the upcoming fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and what it means for diagnosing and treating gambling disorders; the second translates the latest research on Internet gambling and its impact on gambling disorders.

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