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Reprints and Publications

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In Press (Coming Soon)

• Peller, A. J., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (In Press). Parameters for Safer Gambling Behavior: Examining the Empirical Research. Journal of Gambling Studies.

• Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R., Nower, L., & Shaffer, H. J. (In Press). Informed choice and gambling: principles for consumer protection. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics.

• LaPlante, D.A., Schumann, A., LaBrie, R.A., & Shaffer, H.J. (In Press). Population Trends in Internet Sports Gambling. Computers in Human Behavior.

2008

• 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. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn021. (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, doi: 10.1017/S0033291708002900, Published online by Cambridge University Press 07 Feb 2008.

• 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, 1-7. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqn025.

• 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)

• 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.

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 and Mental Health Services Research. 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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.

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

• 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.

• Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Kidman, R. C., & Nelson, S. E. (2005). The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program evaluation services project: Follow-up study. Boston, MA: Harvard Medical School Division on Addictions.

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.

• 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).

• Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R., Shaffer, H. (2004). A Science-Based Framework for Responsible Gambling: The Reno Model.

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., Eber, G.B. (2002). Temporal progression of cocaine dependence symptoms in the US National Comorbidity Survey. Addiction, 97, 543–554.

• Shaffer, H. J., & Korn, D. A. (2002). Gambling and Related Mental Disorders: A Public Health Analysis. Annual Review of Public Health. 23, 171-212.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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

• Shaffer, H., Hall, M, Vander Bilt, J. (1997). Estimating the Prevalence of Disordered Gambling Behavior in the United States and Canada: A Meta-analysis

• North American Think Tank on Youth Gambling Issues. Final Report. April 1995.

• 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)

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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.

• 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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