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This presentation will describe the Syndrome Model of Addiction, with a focus on its implications for the treatment of problem gambling. It will describe the clinical features and harms associated with problem gambling, best supported treatment approaches for problem gambling, and potential ways to reduce suicidality within problem gambling.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will:

1. Describe the Syndrome Model of Addiction;
2. List two of the best-supported approaches for the treatment of problem gambling;
3. Explain the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide as it relates to the problem of suicidality within problem gambling.

Dr. Heather M. Gray, PhD
Director of Academic Affairs, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance

Bio: Heather M. Gray, PhD is Director of Academic Affairs at the Division on Addiction at Cambridge Health Alliance and Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She earned her PhD in social psychology from Harvard University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship with the Boston University Health and Disability Research Institute. Her research explores the role of interpersonal factors in the development of, and recovery from, addictive disorders. Her current research is exploring how the interpersonal consequences of problematic gambling contribute to suicidality, in hopes of finding ways to reduce this risk.