Towards a relational framework for pathological gambling (Part I): Five circuits
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Date
2012
Authors
Lee, Bonnie K.
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Publisher
Blackwell Publishing
Abstract
Relationship patterns before and after pathological gambling were investigated
qualitatively using eight in-depth clinical case studies in which one
partner met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV
pathological gambling criteria. Five circuits of couple interactions are
described: (i) fault-lines; (ii) pressure points; (iii) escalation; (iv) relapse
and (v) congruence. The exploration of these circuits is developed in two
complementary articles. This first article delineates the first four circuits
as recursive self-perpetuating cycles of couple distress in systemic interaction
with pathological gambling development and relapse. The second
article delineates how a couple can be helped to extricate themselves from
these recursive circuits through ‘congruence’. Implications of this relational
formulation of pathological gambling for conceptualization, assessment
and treatment are discussed.
Description
Sherpa Romeo yellow journal. Permission to archive accepted author manuscript.
Keywords
Pathological gambling , Relational framework , Systems recursion , Couple relationship , Congruence
Citation
Lee, B.K. (2014). Towards a relational framework for pathological gambling (Part 1): Five circuits. Journal of Family Therapy, 36(4), 371-393. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6427.2012.00588.x