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Reprints and Publications

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• Gebauer, L., LaBrie, R. A., and Shaffer, H. J. (In Press). Optimizing DSM-IV classification accuracy: A brief biosocial screen for detecting current gambling disorders among gamblers in the general household population. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

• Linnet, J., Gebauer, L., Shaffer, H., Mouridsen, K., & Moller, A. (In Press). Experienced poker players differ in estimation bias and decision bias from inexperienced poker players. Journal of Gambling Issues.

• Martin, R. J., Usdan, S., Nelson, S. E., Umstattd, R., LaPlante, D. A., Perko, M., & Shaffer, H. J. (In Press). Using the theory of planned behavior to predict gambling behavior. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

• Nelson, S. E., Kleschinsky, J. H., LaBrie, R. A., Kaplan, S. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (In Press). One decade of self exclusion: Missouri Casino self-excluders four to ten years after enrollment. Journal of Gambling Studies.

• Shaffer, H. J., Peller, A., J., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., & LaBrie, R. A. (In Press). Toward a paradigm shift in Internet gambling research: From opinion and self-report to actual behavior. Addiction Research & Theory.

2010

• Braverman, J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2010). How do gamblers start gambling: Identifying behavioral markers for high-risk Internet gambling. European Journal of Public Health: Advance Access. DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckp232. (Password Protected)

• Albanese, M. J., Nelson, S. E., Peller, A. J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2010). Bipolar disorder as a risk factor for repeat DUI behavior. Journal of Affective Disorders, 121, 253-257. (Password Protected)

2009

• LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., and Shaffer, H. J. (2009). Disordered gambling, type of gambling and gambling involvement in the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007. European Journal of Public Health: Advance Access. DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckp177. (Password Protected)

• Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2009). Gambling problem symptom patterns and stability across individual and timeframe. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23(3), 523-533. (Password Protected)

• Boudreau, A., LaBrie, R. A., and Shaffer, H.J. (2009). Towards DSM-V: "Shadow Syndrome" symptom patterns among pathological gamblers. Addiction Research & Theory, 17(4), 406-419. (Password Protected)

• Kleschinsky, J. H., Bosworth, L. B., Nelson, S.E., Walsh, E. K., & Shaffer, H.J. (2009). Persistence pays off: Follow-up methods for difficult-to-track longitudinal samples. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 70(5), 751-761. (Password Protected)

• LaPlante, D. A., Kleschinsky, J. H., LaBrie, R. A., Nelson, S. E., & Shaffer, H. J. (2009). Sitting at the virtual poker table: A prospective epidemiological study of actual Internet poker gambling behavior. Computers in Human Behavior, 25(3), 711-717. (Password Protected)

• Sullivan, S. R., Marrinan, E. M., LaBrie, R. A., Rogers, G. F. & Mulliken, J. B. (2009). Palatoplasty outcomes in nonsyndromic patients with cleft palate: A 29-year assessment of one surgeon's experience. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 20(Suppl 1), 612-616. (Password Protected)

• Xuan, Z., & Shaffer, H. J. (2009). How do gamblers end gambling: Longitudinal analysis of Internet gambling behaviors prior to account closure due to gambling related problems. Journal of Gambling Studies, 25(2), 239-252.

2008

• Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., Peller, A. J., Schumann, A., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). Real limits in the virtual world: Self-limiting behavior of Internet gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 24(4), 463-477.

• Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R., Nower, L., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). Informed choice and gambling: Principles for consumer protection. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 2(1), 103-118.

• Broda, A., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., Bosworth, L. B. & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). Virtual harm reduction efforts for Internet gambling: Effects of deposit limits on actual Internet sports gambling behavior. Harm Reduction Journal, 5, 27.

• LaPlante, D.A., Schumann, A., LaBrie, R.A., & Shaffer, H.J. (2008). Population trends in Internet sports gambling. Computers in Human Behavior, 24, 2399-2414. (Password Protected)

• Peller, A. J., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). Parameters for safer gambling behavior: Examining the empirical research. Journal of Gambling Studies. DOI: 10.1007/s10899-008-9097-5. (Password Protected)

• Your First Step To Change (2008) Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling and the Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Chinese version, Vietnamese version, Khmer (Cambodian) version.

• LaBrie R.A., Kaplan, S.A., LaPlante, D.A., Nelson, S.E., and Shaffer, H.J. (2008). Inside the virtual casino: A prospective longitudinal study of actual Internet casino gambling. European Journal of Public Health, 18(4), 410-416. (Password Protected)

• Kessler, R. C., Hwang, I., LaBrie, R. A., Petukhova, M., Sampson, N. A., Winters, K. C., Shaffer, H. J. (2008). DSM-IV Pathological gambling in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Psychological Medicine, 38(9), 1351-1360. Cambridge University Press. (Password Protected)

• Lee, T. K., LaBrie, R.A., Seung Rhee, H., Shaffer, H. J. (2008). A study of South Korean casino employees and gambling problems. Occupational Medicine, 58, 191-197. (Password Protected)

• LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., Odegaard, S. S., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). Substance and psychiatric disorders among men and women repeat driving under the influence offenders who accept a treatment-sentencing option. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 69(2), 209-217.

• LaPlante, D.A., Nelson, S.E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H.J. (2008). Stability and progression of disordered gambling: Lessons from longitudinal studies. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 53(1), 52-60. (Password Protected)

2007

• LaPlante, DA & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Understanding the influence of gambling opportunities: Expanding exposure models to include adaptation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77, 616-623. (Password Protected)

• Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., Peller, A. J., LaBrie, R. A., Caro, G., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Implementation of a computerized psychiatric assessment tool at a DUI treatment facility: A case example. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, (34), 489–493. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, H. J., Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., LaBrie, R. A., Albanese, M., &   Caro, G. (2007). The epidemiology of psychiatric disorders among repeat DUI offenders accepting a treatment sentencing option. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(5), 795-804.

• Nelson, T., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Stanton, M., Shaffer, H. J., & Wechsler, H. (2007). Sports betting and other gambling in athletes, fans, and other college students. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78(4), 271-283. (Password Protected)

• Lee T. K., LaBrie, R. A., Grant, J. E., Kim, S. W., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007 Online First). The structure of pathological gambling among Korean gamblers: A cluster and factor analysis of clinical and demographic characteristics. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. (Password Protected)

• LaBrie, R. A., Kidman, R., Albanese, M., Peller, A. J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Criminality and continued DUI offense: Criminal typologies and recidivism among repeat offenders. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 25(4), 603-614. (Password Protected)

• LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., Schumann, A., & Shaffer, H. J.   (2007). Assessing the playing field: A prospective longitudinal study of Internet sports gambling behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies, 23, 347-362. (Password Protected)

• LaBrie, R. A., Nelson, S. E., Caro, G., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Missouri Casino self-excluders: Distributions across time and space, Journal of Gambling Studies, 23(2), 231-243. (Password Protected)

• LaBrie, A., LaPlante, D. A., Peller, A. J., Christensen, D. E., Greenwood, K. L.., Straus, J. H., Garmon, M. S., Browne, C., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). The interdependence of behavioural and somatic health: implications for conceptualizing health and measuring treatment outcomes. International Journal of Integrated Care. Volume 7. (Password Protected)

• LaBrie, R. A., Browne, C., Christensen, D. E., Greenwood, K. L., Straus, J. H., Garmon, M. S., LaPlante, D. A., Scher, S., Peller, A. J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Implementation of a consumer-directed approach in behavioral health care: Problems and prospects. Psychiatric Services, 58, 300-302. (Password Protected)

• LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Gambling with adolescent health. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40(5), 387-389. (Password Protected)

2006

• LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2006). Men and women playing games: Gender and the gambling preferences of Iowa Gambling Treatment Program participants. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(1), 65-80.

• Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2006). The proxy effect: Gender and gambling problem trajectories of Iowa Gambling Treatment Program participants. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22, 221-240.

• Shaffer, H. J., Stanton, M. V., & Nelson, S. E. (2006). Trends in gambling studies research: Quantifying, categorizing, and describing citations. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(3), 427-442.

2005

• Gentilello, L., Donato, A, Nolan, S., Mackin, R., Liebich, F., Hoyt, D., LaBrie, R. (2005). Effect of the Uniform Accident and Sickness Policy Provision Law on alcohol screening and intervention in trauma centers. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 59, 629– 636. (Password Protected)

• Odegaard, S. S., Peller, A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2005). Addiction as syndrome. Paradigm, 9(3), 12-13, 22.

• Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Kidman, R. C., & Donato, A. N.   (2005). The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program: Treatment outcomes for a follow-up sample. Journal of Gambling Studies, 21(1), 61-73.

• Shaffer, H. J., Donato, A. N., LaBrie, R. A., Kidman, R. C., & LaPlante, D. A.   (2005). The epidemiology of college alcohol and gambling policies. Harm Reduction Journal, 2(1), 1.

2004

• Shaffer, H., LaBrie, R., LaPlante, D., Nelson, S., Stanton, M. (2004). The road less traveled: Moving from distribution to determinants in the study of gambling epidemiology. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 504-516.

• Shaffer, H., LaPlante, D., LaBrie, R., Kidman, R., Donato, A., Stanton, M. (2004) Toward a Syndrome Model of addiction: Multiple expressions, common etiology. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 12, 367-374. (Password Protected)

• Vander Bilt, J., Dodge, H., Pandav, R., Shaffer, H., Ganguli, M. (2004). Gambling participation and social support among older adults: A longitudinal community study. Journal of Gambling Studies, 20(4), 373-390. (Password Protected)

• Brownsberger, W.N., Love, C. T., Doherty, P. L., Shaffer, H.J. (2004). Potential demand for substance abuse treatment in the criminal justice system. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 15(1), 37-70. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, H.J., LaBrie, R.A., LaPlante, D.A. (2004). Laying the foundation for quantifying regional exposure to social phenomena: Considering the case of legalized gambling as a public health toxin. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18(1), 40–48. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, H. J. (2004). Internet gambling & addiction position paper. Boston: Harvard Medical School, Division on Addictions.

• Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R., Shaffer, H. (2004). A science-based framework for responsible gambling: The Reno model. Journal of Gambling Studies, 20(3), 301-317.

2003

• LaBrie, R.A., Shaffer, H.J., LaPlante, D.A., Wechsler, H. (2003). Correlates of college student gambling in the United States. Journal of American College Health, 52(2), 53-62. (Password Protected).

• Albanese, M., Shaffer, H.J. (2003). Treatment considerations in patients with addictions. Primary Psychiatry, 10(9), 55-60.

2002

• Shaffer, Howard J., Christopher R. Freed, and Daryl Healea. (2002). Gambling disorders among homeless persons with substance use disorders seeking treatment at a community center. Psychiatric Services, 55(9), 1112-1117. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, H. J., Hall, M. N. (2002). The natural history of gambling and drinking problems among casino employees. The Journal of Social Psychology, 142(4), 405-424

• Shaffer, H. J., & Korn, D. A. (2002). Gambling and related mental disorders: A public health analysis. Annual Review of Public Health, 23, 171-212. (Password Protected)

• Your First Step to Change (2002). Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling and the Harvard Medical School Division on Addictions. Also available in Spanish: La Guia Para Su Primer Paso Hacia El Cambio es un instrumento rápido y confidencial que le puede ayudar a determinar si usted tiene un problema con el juego.

2001

• Shaffer, H. J., & Simoneau, G. (2001). Reducing resistance and denial by exercising ambivalence during the treatment of addiction. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 20, 99-105. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, H.J., Dickerson, M., Derevensky, J., Winters, K., George, E., Karlins, M., Bethune, W. (2001). Considering the ethics of public claims: An appeal for scientific maturity. Journal of Gambling Studies, 17(1), 1-4. (Password Protected)

• (2001) A doctor speaks: George Vaillant, Class A Trustee of Alcoholics Anonymous, May, 2001, Vol. 57, No. 12. Available on: http://www.aagrapevine.org.

2000 and earlier

• Shaffer, H. J., Forman, D. P., Scanlan, K. M., & Smith, F. (2000). Awareness of gambling-related problems, policies and educational programs among high school and college administrators. Journal of Gambling Studies, 16(1), 93-101. (Password Protected)

• Eber, G., B., & Shaffer, H. J. (2000). Trends in gambling studies research: quantifying citations. Journal of Gambling Studies, 16(34), 461-467. (Password Protected)

• Lambert, C. (2000). Deep Cravings. Harvard Magazine, March-April 2000, 60-68.

• Shaffer, H. J., Eber, G., Hall, M. N., & Vander Bilt, J. (2000). Smoking behavior among casino employees: Self-report validation using plasma cotinine. Addictive Behaviors, 25(5), 693-704. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, H. J., Vander Bilt, J., & Hall, M. N. (1999). Gambling, drinking, smoking and other health risk activities among casino employees. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 36(3), 365-378. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, H., Walsh, J., Howard, C., Wellington, C., Vander Bilt, J. (1995). Science and substance abuse education: A needs assessment for curriculum design and supplemental figures.

• The Red Card- Substance Abuse Information Card for Medical Professionals (1995).

• Shaffer, H. J. (1994). Denial, ambivalence, and countertransferential hate. The dynamics and treatment of alcoholism: Essential papers. J. D. Levin and R. H. Weiss. Northdale, NJ, Jason Aronson: 421-437. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, Howard J., & Costikyan, Nancy S. (1988). Cocaine psychosis and AIDS: A contemporary diagnostic dilemma. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 5, 9-12.

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Reports

• Emerson, P. V. D., Andes, S., Balley, E. A., Bernhard, B., Buhrow, W., Dittrick-Nathan, K., Doyle, A. M., Eadline, M. C., Johnson, G., Ketcham, P. L., King, C., Martin, R. J., Morgan, S. J., Reilly, C., Shaffer, H. J., Travla, R., & Wanner, K. (2009). A Call to Action. Addressing College Gambling: Recommendations for Science-Based Policies and Programs. A Report of the Task Force on College Gambling Policies. Boston, MA: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and Washington, DC: National Center for Responsible Gaming.

• LaPlante, D. A., Kleschinsky, J. H., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2009). Play Responsibly Independent Measurement & Evaluation (PRIME): Venetian & Palazzo, Las Vegas. Boston, MA: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. (Password Protected)

• Kleschinsky, J. H., Kaplan, S. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). The Missouri Voluntary Exclusion Program: Participant Experience Across 10 Years. Boston, MA: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

• Nelson, S. E., Maurice, I. R., Shaffer, H. J. (2008). St. Francis House Moving Ahead Program (MAP): Phase II report. Boston, MA: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

• Nelson, S. E., Maurice, I. R., Shaffer, H. J. (2008). St. Francis House Moving Ahead Program (MAP): Phase I report. Boston, MA: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

• Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Kidman, R. C., & Nelson, S. E. (2004). The Iowa Department of Public Health Gambling Treatment Services: Follow-up study (Technical Report #20304-200). Boston: Harvard Medical School. (Password Protected)

• Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., & Nelson, S. B. (2004). Disordered gambling in Missouri: Regional differences in the need for treatment. Phase I Report prepared for: The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation in partial fulfillment of the research grant “Evaluation Services with Regard to the Regional Impact of Compulsive Gambling” supported by the Port Authority Problem Gambling Fund (Password Protected).

• Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., & Kidman, R. C. (2002). The Iowa Department of Public Health Gambling Treatment Services: Four years of evidence (Technical Report #101102-200). Boston: Harvard Medical School.

• The 2nd International Think Tank of Youth Gambling Issues. Summary Report. International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors. McGill University. May 2001.

• The results of a national think tank on state-funded gambling treatment programs: A Massachusetts initiative. (June 22-23, 2000). Prepared by The Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and Harvard Medical School Division on Addictions.

• Shaffer, H., Hall, M, Vander Bilt, J. (1997). Estimating the prevalence of disordered gambling behavior in the United States and Canada: A meta-analysis. Boston: Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College.

• North American think tank on youth gambling issues. Final Report. April 1995.

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Lectures and Handouts

The handouts posted below are available online only to the participants of said events. When required, passwords are only given to lecture participants. If you're interested in a handout from an older lecture, please e-mail us.

• October 16, 2009 - Keynote Address: Prescription Drugs: New Promise, New Problems. Presentation by Melissa Riddle, Ph.D. (Password Protected)

• March 11, 2009 - Division on Addictions Research Presentations to the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. Presentations by Debi LaPlante, Ph.D.; Richard LaBrie, Ph.D.; Sarah Nelson, Ph.D.; Ryan Martin, Ph.D.; and Evelyn Chao, Ph.D. (Password Protected)

  • References (Password Protected)

• May 30, 2008 - Considering the Social Impact of Gambling: Toward Responsible Gambling Programs. Peking University, Beijing, China. Presentation by Howard J. Shaffer, Ph.D., C.A.S. and Richard LaBrie, Ed. D. (Password Protected)

• May 26, 2008 - Considering the Social Impact of Gambling:Toward Responsible Gambling Programs. University of Macau, Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming. Presentation by Howard J. Shaffer. (Password Protected)

• May 22, 2008 - 2nd Asian Pacific Problem Gambling and Addictions Conference Workshop: Exposure and Adaptation to Objects of Addiction. Presentation by Richard LaBrie, Ed. D. (Password Protected)

• April 12, 2008 - Assessing Problem Gambling Within Treatment Programs. American Society of Addiction Medicine 39th Annual Medical-Scientific Conference. Presentation by Richard LaBrie, Ed. D. (Password Protected)

• January 25, 2008 - Considering the Social Impact of Gambling - A National Public Health Overview. Institute of Politics, University of Pittsburgh presentation by Howard J. Shaffer, Ph.D., C.A.S. (Password Protected)

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