Peer Reviewed Articles & Book Chapters

Nelson, S. E., Louderback, E. R., Edson, T. C., Tom, M. A., & LaPlante, D. A. (2024). Overtime: Long-term betting trajectories among highly-involved and less-involved online sports bettors. Journal of Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10294-7

Edson, T. C., Louderback, E. R., Tom, M. A., McCullock, S. P. & LaPlante, D. A. (2023). Exploring a multidimensional concept of loss chasing using online sports betting records. International Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2023.2276741

Edson, T. C., Louderback, E. R., Tom, M. A., Philander, K. S., Slabczynski, J. M., Lee, T. G. & LaPlante, D. A. (2023). A large-scale prospective study of big wins and their relationship with future involvement and risk among actual online sports bettors. Computers In Human Behavior, 142, 107657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107657

Edson, T. C., Slabczynski, J. M., Lee, T. G., McAuliffe, W. H. B., & Gray, H. M. (2023). A meta-analytic investigation of problem gambling and self-harm: A causal inference perspective. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 37(7), 946–960. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000858

Gray, H. M., Beu Rae, M., Anderson, C., Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., Whelshula, M. M., & Bowman, M. (2023). Recommendations for optimizing xaʔtus (First Face) for Mental Health training: Insights from key informants. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (Online), 30(2), 22–54. https://doi.org/10.5820/aian.3002.2023.22

Gray, H. M. & LaPlante, D. A. (2023). Calling for worldwide adoption of Gambling Disorder Screening Day. Addiction Research & Theory, 31(6), 379-382. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2023.2189246

LaPlante, D. A., Lee, T. G., Slabczynski, J. M., Shaffer, H. J., & Gray, H. M. (2023). Five barriers to defining responsible drinking. Addiction Research & Theory, 31(4), 231-238 https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2022.2135703

LaPlante, D. A., & Nelson, S. E. (2023). Towards a systems-based responsible gambling approach to mitigating harmful gambling: Delineating industry’s role in gambling safety. The Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 16(2), 45-64. https://www.ubplj.org/index.php/jgbe/article/view/2117  

Louderback, E. R., Gainsbury, S. M., Heirene, R. M., Amichia, K., Grossman, A., Bernhard, B. J., & LaPlante, D. A. (2023). Open science practices in gambling research publications (2016–2019): A scoping review. Journal of Gambling Studies, 39, 987–1011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10120-y 

Louderback, E. R., LaPlante, D. A., Abarbanel, B., Kraus, S. W., Bernhard, B. J., & Gray, H. M. (2023). Examining responsible gambling program awareness and engagement trends and relationships with gambling beliefs and behaviors: A three-wave study of customers from a major gambling operator. Journal of Gambling Studies, 39(1), 401–429. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10109-7

McCullock, S. P. & Scrivano, R. M. (2023). The effectiveness of mental illness stigma-reduction interventions: A systematic meta-review of meta-analyses. Clinical Psychology Review, 100, 102242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102242

Nelson, S. E., Slabczynski, J. M., Lee, T. G., & LaPlante, D. A. (2023). All in: A scoping review of the association between gambling and athletic participation. International Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2020.1784881

Perrault, E. K., McCullock, S. P., Hildenbrand, G. M., & Walter, K. J. (2023). The effects of safe zone badges in physicians’ online biographies: Evidence from an experimental study. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2249625

Shaffer, H. J., Ladouceur, R., & Blaszczynski, A. (2023). A comment: Positive play is a subset of responsible gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 39, 1019–1025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10204-3

Shaffer, H. J., & Shaffer, P. M. (2023). Behavioral Addiction. In: Howard S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health: Third edition (Third ed., Vol. 1, pp. 180-187). Waltham, MA: Academic Press. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91497-0.00001-1

Shaffer, P. M., Helm, A., Andre, M., Reaves, H., Bruzios, K., Harter, J., Smelson D., & Shaffer, H. J. (2023). Rapidly adapting a multicomponent treatment for persons experiencing chronic homelessness with comorbid substance use and mental health disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical Research Archives, European Society of Medicine, 11(10). https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i11.4507

Shaffer, P. M., Smelson, D., Helm, A., Gaba, A., Marcus, S., & Shaffer, H. J. (2023). Reentry service engagement among a reentry population with co-occurring mental health and opioid use disorders in Massachusetts jails. Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy Research, 10, 85-96. https://doi.org/10.12974/2313-1047.2023.10.08

Abarbanel, B., Xu, T., Kraus, S., Gray, H., Louderback, E., LaPlante, D., & Bernhard, B. (2022). Association between casino resort employee department and responsible gambling program perceptions: A three-year follow-up study. International Gambling Studies. 22(3), 390–411. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2021.2007976

Blaszczynski, A., Shaffer, H. J., Ladouceur, R., & Collins, P. (2022). Clarifying responsible gambling and its concept of responsibility. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 20, 1398-1404. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00451-5

Edson, T. C., Tom, M. A., Louderback, E. R. Nelson, S. A., & LaPlante, D. A. (2022). Returning to the virtual casino: A contemporary study of actual online casino gambling. International Gambling Studies, 22(1), 114-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2021.1985581

Gray, H. M., Louderback, E. R., LaPlante, D. A., Abarbanel, B., Kraus, S. W., & Bernhard, B. J. (2022). Who holds a shared responsibility view of minimizing gambling harm? Results from a multiwave survey of casino gamblers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 36(4), 347-357. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000767

Louderback, E. R., Gray, H. M., LaPlante, D. A., Abarbanel, B., & Bernhard, B. J. (2022). A comparison of two GameSense implementation approaches: How program awareness and engagement relate to gambling beliefs and behaviors. Journal of Gambling Studies, 38(1), 153-183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10013-6

McAuliffe, W., Louderback, E. R., Edson, T. C., LaPlante, D. A., & Nelson, S. E. (2022). Using “Markers of Harm” to track risky gambling in two cohorts of online sports bettors. Journal of Gambling Studies, 38(4), 1337–1369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10097-0 

Nelson, S. E., Edson, T. C., Grossman, A., Louderback, E. R., Gray, H. M., & LaPlante, D. A. (2022). Time out: Prediction of self-exclusion from daily fantasy sports. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 36(4), 318-332. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000829 

Shaffer, H. J., Gray, H. M., Slabczynski, J. M., Lee, T. G., & LaPlante, D. A. (2022). Stakeholder definitions of responsible drinking: a call to define an ambiguous construct. Addiction Research & Theory, 30(6), 441–447. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2022.2081839 

Tom, M. A., Edson, T. C., Louderback, E. R., Nelson, S. E., Amichia, K. A., & LaPlante, D. A. (2022). Second session at the virtual poker table: A contemporary study of actual online poker activity. Journal of Gambling Studies, 39(3), 1295–1317. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-022-10147-1 

Walker, D. M., LaPlante, D. A., & Nelson, S. E. (2022). Quitting while you’re ahead: Evidence for individual gambling thresholds from a survey of Massachusetts gamblers. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 15(1), 3-24. https://doi.org/10.5750/jgbe.v15i1.1971 

Abarbanel, B., Kraus, S., Huang, Q., Gray, H. M., Louderback, E. R., LaPlante, D. A., & Bernhard, B. J. (2021). Association between employee department and responsible gambling program perceptions: Extension and follow-up study. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 4(5), 582-600. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-07-2020-0116

Edson, T. C., Tom, M. A., & LaPlante, D. A. (2021). Examining player engagement with and attitudes toward a gambling play management system. Journal of Gambling Studies, 37(4), 1313-1334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10002-9

Edson, T. C., Tom, M. A., Philander, K. S., Louderback, E. R., & LaPlante, D. A. (2021). A large-scale prospective study of big wins and their relationship with future financial and time involvement in actual Daily Fantasy Sports contests. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(8), 948-960. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000715

Gray, H. M., Edson, T. C., Nelson, S. E., Grossman, A. B., & LaPlante, D. A. (2021). Association between gambling and self-harm: A scoping review. Addiction Research & Theory, 29(3), 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2020.1784881

Gray, H. M., Juviler, J., & LaPlante, D. A. (2021). Gambling industry employees’ experiences with an onsite responsible gambling program. Journal of Gambling Studies, 37(2), 369-386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-020-09969-8

Gray, H. M., Louderback, E. R., LaPlante, D. A., Abarbanel, B., & Bernhard, B. J. (2021). Gamblers’ beliefs about responsibility for minimizing gambling harm: Associations with problem gambling screening and gambling involvement. Addictive Behaviors, 114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106660

Gray, H. M., Wiley, R. C., Williams, P. M., & Shaffer, H. J. (2021). A scoping review of “responsible drinking” interventions. Health Communication, 36(2), 236-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1733226

Gray, H. M., Wiley, R. C., Williams, P. M., & Shaffer, H. J. (2021). Understanding responsible drinking is in the service of evidence-based public health: A response to Petticrew et al. (2020). Health Communication, 36(2), 260-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1827542

Heirene, R., LaPlante, D., Louderback, E. R., Keen, B., Bakker, M., Serafimovska, A., & Gainsbury, S. M. (2021). Preregistration specificity & adherence: A review of preregistered gambling studies & cross-disciplinary comparison. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nj4es

Ladouceur, R., Shaffer, H. J., Shaffer, P. M., & Baillargeon, L. (2021). A warning about measurement and methodological issues associated with coronavirus tracking and evaluation across jurisdictions. Canada Communicable Disease Report, 47(7-8), 297-299. https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v47i78a01

LaPlante, D. A., Louderback, E. R., & Abarbanel, B. (2021). Gambling researchers’ use and views of open science principles and practices: a brief report. International Gambling Studies, 21(3), 381-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2021.1891272

LaPlante, D. A., Whelshula, M., Gray, H. M., & Nelson, S. E. (2021). Understanding American Indian youth in residential recovery from substance use disorder: Risk and protective experiences and perceived recovery support. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 28(1), 39–70. https://doi.org/10.5820/aian.2801.2021.39

Louderback, E. R., LaPlante, D. A., Currie, S. R., & Nelson, S. E. (2021). Developing and validating lower risk online gambling thresholds with actual bettor data from a major internet gambling operator. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(8), 921-938. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000628

Louderback, E. R., Wohl, M. J. A., & LaPlante, D. A. (2021). Integrating open science practices into recommendations for accepting gambling industry research funding. Addiction Research & Theory, 29(1), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2020.1767774

McAuliffe, W. H. B., Edson, T. C., Louderback, E. R., LaRaja, A., & LaPlante, D. A. (2021). Responsible product design to mitigate excessive gambling: A scoping review and z-curve analysis of replicability. PloS one, 16(4), e0249926. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249926

Nelson, S. E., Edson, T. C., Louderback, E. R., Tom, M. A., Grossman, A., & LaPlante, D. A. (2021). Changes to the playing field: A contemporary study of actual European online sports betting. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 10(3), 396-411. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00029

Nelson, S. E., LaRaja, A., Juviler, J., & Williams, P. M. (2021). Evaluating the Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS) Screener: Sensitivity and specificity as a screening tool for mental health disorders among DUI offenders. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(12), 1785–1796. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1954024

Shaffer, H. J., & Ladouceur, R. (2021). Moving away from individual responsibility: A comment. Journal of Gambling Studies, 37(3), 1071-1078. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10046-x

Whelshula, M. M., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., & Gray, H. M. (2021). Recommendations for improving adolescent addiction recovery support in six northwest tribal communities. Journal of Community Psychology, 49(7), 2922-2937. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22665

Ching, F. Y., Wiley, R. C., Tom, M. A., Wong, R. H. Y., Shaffer, H. J., & Chan, E. M. L. (2020). A brief comment about sample size and response rates for clinical research: A multi-site case example. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 18(5), 1335-1345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00146-6 

Collins, P., Shaffer, H. J., Ladouceur, R., Blaszczynski, A., & Fong, D. (2020). Gambling research and industry funding. Journal of Gambling Studies, 36(3), 989-997. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-019-09906-4 

Edson, T. C., Gray, H. M., Nelson, S. E., & LaPlante, D. A. (2020). Prevalence and correlates of self-harm among a sample of repeat DUI offenders. Addiction Research & Theory, 28(3), 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2019.1622685 

Edson, T. C. & LaPlante, D. A. (2020). Longitudinal playing trends among daily fantasy sports players. Computers in Human Behavior, 104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.106165

Gray, H. M., Keating, L., Shaffer, H. J., & LaPlante, D. A. (2020). Observations of the first GameSense-branded responsible gambling centre in a US casino. Health Education Journal, 79(1), 104-120. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896919863121 

Najavits, L. M., Clark, H. W., DiClemente, C. C., Potenza, M. N., Shaffer, H. J., Sorensen, J. L., Tull, M. T., Zweben, A., Zweben, J. E. (2020). PTSD / Substance use disorder comorbidity: Treatment options and public health needs. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, 7(4), 544-558. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40501-020-00234-8

Shaffer, H. J., Blaszczynski, A., & Ladouceur, R. (2020). Considering the Public Health and Reno models: Strategic and tactical approaches for dealing with gambling-related harms. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 18(3), 806-818. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00149-3

Shaffer, H. J., Blaszczynski, A., & Ladouceur, R. (2020). Gambling control and public health: Let’s be honest. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 18(3), 819-824. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00240-0

Shaffer, H. J., Gray, H. M., Nelson, S. E., & LaPlante, D. A. (2020). Technology, the Internet, and gambling: How the medium can facilitate addiction, adaptation, and intervention. In M. N. Potenza, K. Faust, & D. Faust (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technologies and Mental Health: Second edition (Second ed., Vol. 1, pp. 135-142). Waltham, MA: Academic Press.

Tom, M. A., Williams, P. M., Edson, T. C., & LaPlante, D. A. (2020). Understanding the relation between social behaviors and daily fantasy sports risk behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies, 36(3), 921-935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-019-09911-7

Wiley, R. C., Tom, M. A., Edson, T. C., & LaPlante, D. A. (2020). Behavioral markers of risky daily fantasy sports play. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 44(4), 356-371. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723520919819

Abarbanel, B., Gray, H. M., LaPlante, D. A., & Bernhard, B. J. (2019). Association between employee department and responsible gambling program perceptions. International Gambling Studies, 19(3), 471-488. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2019.1615528 

Gray, H. M., LaPlante, D. A., Abarbanel, B., & Bernhard, B. J. (2019). Gamblers’ perceptions of stakeholder responsibility for minimizing gambling harm. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-0056-4

Keating, L. M., Nelson, S. E., Wiley, R. C., & Shaffer, H. J. (2019). Psychiatric comorbidity among first-time and repeat DUI offenders. Addictive Behaviors, 96, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.03.018

Ladouceur, R., Shaffer, P., Blaszczynski, A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2019). Responsible gambling research and industry funding biases. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(2), 725-730. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-018-9792-9 

LaPlante, D. A. (2019). Replication is fundamental, but is it common? A call for scientific self-reflection and contemporary research practices in gambling-related research. International Gambling Studies, 19(3), 362-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2019.1672768

LaPlante, D. A., Gray, H. M., & Nelson, S. E. (2019). Should we do away with responsible gambling? Perspectives from research scientists. In H. J. Shaffer, A. Blaszczynski, R. Ladouceur, P. Collins, & D. Fong (Eds.), Responsible gambling: Primary stakeholder perspectives (pp. 35–57). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190074562.003.0002

Nelson, S. E., Edson, T. C., Singh, P., Tom, M., Martin, R. J., LaPlante, D. A., Gray, H. M., & Shaffer, H. J. (2019). Patterns of daily fantasy sport play: Tackling the issues. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(1), 181-204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-018-09817-w

Nelson, S. E., Shoov, E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2019). Externalizing and self-medicating: Heterogeneity among repeat DUI offenders. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 194, 88-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.09.017

Shaffer, P. M., Ladouceur, R., Williams, P. M., Wiley, R. C., Blaszczynski, A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2019). Gambling research and funding biases. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(3), 875-886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-019-09875-8

Shaffer, P. M., & Shaffer, H. J. (2019). Reconsidering Addiction as a Syndrome: One Disorder with Multiple Expressions. In H. Pickard & S. Ahmed (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Science of Addiction. London: Routledge.

LaPlante, D. A., Gray, H. M., Williams, P. M., & Nelson, S. E. (2018). An empirical review of gambling expansion and gambling-related harm. SUCHT, 64, 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000563

Marchica, L., Zhao, Y., Richard, J., Derevensky, J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2018). A comparative analysis of Canadian University policies toward alcohol, drugs and gambling use. Canadian Journal of Addiction, 9(1), 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1097/CXA.0000000000000014

Martin, R. J., Nelson, S. E., Gallucci, A. R., & Lee, J. G. L. (2018). Daily and season-long fantasy sports participation and gambling-related problems among a sample of college students at three universities. International Gambling Studies, 18(3), 395-407. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2017.1409248 

Mitchell, M. K., Ramsey, L. R., & Nelson, S. E. (2018). The body image of women at a homeless service center: An analysis of an underrepresented, diverse group. Gender Issues, 35, 38-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-017-9192-y 

Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., Gray, H. M., Tom, M. A., Kleschinsky, J. H., & Shaffer, H. J. (2018). Already at the table: Patterns of play and gambling involvement prior to gambling expansion. Journal of Gambling Studies, 34(1), 275–295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-017-9711-5 

Shaffer, H. J., Tom, M. A., Wiley, R. C., Wong, M. F. Y., Chan, E. M. L., Cheng, G. L. F., Lo, C. K. M., Ma, E. K. Y., Wong, R. H. Y., & Lee, M. (2018). Using the Syndrome Model of Addiction: A preliminary consideration of psychological states and traits. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 16(6), 1373-1393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9952-2 

Gray, H. M., Nelson, S. E., Shaffer, H. J., Stebbins, P., & Farina, A. R. (2017). How do homeless adults change their lives after completing an intensive job-skills program? A prospective study. Journal of Community Psychology, 45(7), 888-905. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21900

Ladouceur, R., Shaffer, P., Blaszczynski, A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2017). Responsible gambling: A synthesis of the empirical evidence. Addiction Research & Theory, 25(3), 225–235. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2016.1245294 

Shaffer, H. J., Blaszczynski, A., & Ladouceur, R. (2017). Truth, alternative facts, narrative, and science: What is happening to responsible gambling and Gambling Disorder? International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 15, 1197-1202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-017-9779-2

Shaffer, H. J., Tom, M. A., & Braverman, J. (2017). When criticizing others it is helpful to focus on actual behavior: A comment about Auer and Griffiths. Journal of Gambling Studies, 33(4), 1035-1037. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-016-9667-x 

Zhao, Y., Marchica, L., Derevensky, J. L., & Shaffer, H. J. (2017). The scope, focus and types of gambling policies among Canadian colleges and universities. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 58(2), 187–193. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000092

Downey, L. A., Hayley, A. C., Porath-Waller, A. J., Boorman, M., & Stough, C. (2016). The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) and measures of cognitive functioning. Accidents & Analysis Prevention, 86, 90-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.10.019

Gray, H. M., Shaffer, P. M., Nelson, S. E., & Shaffer, H. J. (2016). Changing social networks among homeless individuals: A prospective evaluation of a job- and life-skills training program. Community Mental Health Journal, 52(7), 799–808. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-014-9817-5

Hayley, A. C., Downey, L. A., Shiferaw, B., & Stough, C. (2016). Amphetamine-type stimulant use and the risk of injury or death as a result of a road-traffic accident: A systematic review of observational studies. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 26(6), 901-922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.02.012

Jackson, M. L., Kennedy, G. A., Clarke, C., Gullo, M., Swann, P., Downey, L. A., Hayley, A. C., Pierce, R. J., & Howard, M. E. (2016). The utility of automated measures of ocular metrics for detecting driver drowsiness during extended wakefulness. Accidents & Analysis Prevention, 87, 127-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.11.033

Ladouceur, R., Blaszczynski, A., Shaffer, H. J., & Fong, D. (2016). Extending the RENO model: Responsible gambling evaluation guidelines for gambling operators, public policymakers, and regulators. Gaming Law Review and Economics, 20(7), 580-586. https://doi.org/10.1089/glre.2016.2074

Lee, T. K., Roh, S., Han, J. H., Park, S. J., Soh, M. A., Han, D. H., & Shaffer, H. J. (2016). The relationship of problematic internet use with dissociation among South Korean internet users. Psychiatry Research, 241, 66-71. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.109

Martin, R. J., Nelson, S. E., & Gallucci, A. R. (2016). Game on: Past year gambling, gambling-related problems, and fantasy sports gambling among college athletes and non-athletes. Journal of Gambling Studies, 32(2), 567-579. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-015-9561-y

Shaffer, H. J., Ladouceur, R., Blaszczynski, A., & Whyte, K. (2016). Extending the RENO model: Clinical and ethical applications. American Journal Orthopsychiatry, 86(3), 297-309. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000123

Shaffer, H. J., & Shaffer, P. M. (2016). Behavioral addiction. In H. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health (Second ed., Vol. 1, pp. 135-142). Waltham, MA: Academic Press.

Tom, M. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2016). Devil in the details: A critical review of “theoretical loss”. Journal of Gambling Studies, 32(3), 865-875. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-015-9584-4

Blaszczynski, A., Collins, P., Fong, D., Ladouceur, R., Nower, L., Shaffer, H. J., Tavares, H., & Venisse, J. L. (2015). Il gioco responsabile: principi generali e requisiti di minima. Medicina delle Dipendenze – Italian Journal of the Addictions.

Braverman, J., Tom, M. & Shaffer, H. J. (2015). Tilting at windmills: A comment on Auer and Griffiths. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(2), 359-366. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-013-9428-z

Collins, P., Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R., Shaffer, H. J., Fong, D., & Venisse, J. L. (2015). Responsible gambling: Conceptual considerations. Gaming Law Review and Economics, 19(8), 594-599. https://doi.org/10.1089/glre.2015.1985

Gray, H. M., Jónsson, G. K., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2015). Expanding the study of internet gambling behavior: trends within the Icelandic lottery and sportsbetting platform. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(2), 483–499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-013-9427-0

Gray, H. M., Tom, M. A., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2015). Using opinions and knowledge to identify natural groups of gambling employees. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(4), 1753–1766. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-014-9490-1

Hayley, A. C., & Downey, L. A. (2015). Quitters never sleep: The effect of nicotine withdrawal upon sleep. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 8(2), 73–74. https://doi.org/10.2174/187447370802150928182458

Nelson, S. E., Belkin, K., LaPlante, D. A., Bosworth, L., & Shaffer, H. J. (2015). A prospective study of psychiatric comorbidity and recidivism among repeat DUI offenders. Archives of Scientific Psychology, 3(1), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1037/arc0000009

Nelson, S. E., Van Ryzin, M. J., & Dishion, T. J. (2015). Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years: demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems. Development and Psychopathology, 27(1), 253–277. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579414000650

Afifi, T. O., LaPlante, D. A., Taillieu, T. L.,  Dowd, D., & Shaffer, H. J. (2014). Gambling involvement: Considering frequency of play and the moderating effects of gender and age. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 12, 238-294. doi:10.1007/s11469-013-9452-3 

Braverman, J., Tom, M. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2014). Accuracy of self-reported versus actual online gambling wins and losses. Psychological Assessment, 26(3), 865-877. doi:10.1037/a0036428 

LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., & Gray, H. M. (2014). Breadth and depth involvement: Understanding Internet gambling involvement and its relationship to gambling problems. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28(2), 396-403. doi:10.1037/a0033810 

Lee, T. K., Lee C. K., Lee H. M., & Shaffer, H. J. (2014). Comparing stress perception and leisure type preference between South Korean smoking and nonsmoking casino employees. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 12(5), 618-628. doi:10.1007/s11469-014-9495-0 

Linnet, J. (2014). Neurobiological underpinnings of reward anticipation and outcome evaluation in gambling disorder. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 8, 100. doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00100 

Linnet, J. P., & Pedersen, A. S. (2014). Waiting time increases risk of attrition in Gambling Disorder treatment. Journal of Addiction & Prevention, 2(2), 1-4. 

Martin, R. J., & Nelson, S. (2014). Fantasy sports, real money: Exploration of the relationship between fantasy sports participation and gambling-related problems. Addictive Behaviors, 39(10), 1377-1382. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.05.017 

Planzer, S., Gray, H. M., & Shaffer, H. J. (2014). Associations between national gambling policies and disordered gambling prevalence rates within Europe. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 37(2), 217-229. doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.11.002 

Shaffer, H. J. (2014). Foreword: Science, public policy and law: Considering the case of gambling. In S. Planzer (Ed.), Empirical Views on European Gambling Law and Addiction. Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York: Springer.  (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., & Shaffer, P. M. (2014). Psychiatric epidemiology, nosology, and treatment: Considering Internet gambling. Psychiatric Annals, 44(8), 371-378. 

Tom, M. A., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2014). Does Pareto rule Internet gambling? Problems among the “Vital Few” & “Trivial Many”. Journal of Gambling Business & Economics, 8(1), 73-100. 

Braverman, J., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., & Shaffer, H. J. (2013). Using cross-game behavioral markers for early identification of high-risk internet gamblers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27(3), 868-877. doi:10.1037/a0032818 

LaPlante, D. A., Afifi, T. O., & Shaffer, H. J. (2013). Games and gambling involvement among casino patrons. Journal of Gambling Studies, 29(2), 191-203. doi:10.1007/s10899-012-9307-z 

Linnet, J. (2013). The Iowa Gambling Task and the three fallacies of dopamine in gambling disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 709. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00709 

Linnet, J., Thomsen, K. R., Moller, A., & Callesen. (2013). Slot machine response and frequency predicts pathological gambling. International Journal of Psychological Studies, 5(1), 121-127. doi:10.5539/ijps.v5n1p121 

Schuman-Olivier, Z., Hoeppner, B. B., Weiss, R. D., Borodovsky, J., Shaffer, H. J., & Albanese, M. J. (2013). Benzodiazepine use during buprenorphine treatment for opioid dependence: clinical and safety outcomes. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 132(3), 580-586. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.04.006 

Shaffer, H. J. (2013). Foreward: Gambling ghosts, shadows, and taxonomies. In D. Richard, Blaszczynski, A., & Nower, L. (Ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., & LaPlante, D. A. (2013). Considering a critique of pathological gambling prevalence research. Addiction Research and Theory, 21(1), 12-14. doi:10.3109/16066359.2012.715223 

Albanese, M. J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2012). Addiction: The genesis and evolution of an idea and its consequences. In H. J. Shaffer, LaPlante, D. A., & Nelson, S. E. (Eds.), The APA Addiction Syndrome Handbook (Vol. 1, Foundations, Influences, and Expressions of Addiction, pp. 3-25). Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

The APA Addiction Syndrome Handbook Vol. 1, Foundations, Influences, and Expressions of Addiction. (2012). Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

The APA Addiction Syndrome Handbook Vol. 2 Recovery, Prevention, and Other Issues. (2012). Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Braverman, J., & Frost, J. H. (2012). Matching the graphical display of data to avoidance versus approach motivation increases outcome expectancies. The Journal of Social Psychology, 152(2), 228-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2011.598583

Braverman, J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2012). How do gamblers start gambling: identifying behavioural markers for high-risk Internet gambling. European Journal of Public Health, 22(2), 273-278. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckp232 

Gray, H. M., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2012). Behavioral characteristics of Internet gamblers who trigger corporate responsible gambling interventions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26(3), 527-535. doi:10.1037/a0028545 

LaBrie, R. A., Peller, A. J., LaPlante, D. A., Bernhard, B., Harper, A., Schrier, T., & Shaffer, H. J. (2012). A brief self-help toolkit intervention for gambling problems: A randomized multisite trial. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82(2), 278-289. doi:10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01157.x 

LaPlante, D. A. (2012). Technology and its relationship to the addiction syndrome. In H. J. Shaffer, LaPlante, D.A., & Nelson, S.E. (Eds.), The APA Addiction Syndrome Handbook (Vol. 2, Recovery, Prevention, and Other Issues, pp. 273-296). Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S.E., LaBrie, R.A., & Shaffer, H.J. (2012). The bwin.party Division on Addiction research collaborative: Challenges for the ‘normal science’ of Internet gambling. In R. J. Williams, Wood, R.T., & Parke, J. (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Internet Gambling (pp. 161-179). New York: Routledge. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

LaPlante, D. A., Gray, H. M., LaBrie, R. A., Kleschinsky, J. H., & Shaffer, H. J. (2012). Gaming industry employees’ responses to responsible gambling training: A public health imperative. Journal of Gambling Studies, 28(2), 171-191. doi:10.1007/s10899-011-9255-z 

Nelson, S. E., Gray, H. M., Maurice, I. R., & Shaffer, H. J. (2012). Moving ahead: Evaluation of a work-skills training program for homeless adults. Community Mental Health Journal, 48(6), 711-722. doi:10.1007/s10597-012-9490-5 

Nelson, S. E., & Tao, D. (2012). Driving under the Influence: Epidemiology, etiology, prevention, policy, and treatment. In H. J. Shaffer, LaPlante, D. A., & Nelson, S. E. (Eds.), The APA Addiction Syndrome Handbook (Vol. 2, Recovery, Prevention, and Other Issues, pp. 365-407). Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., Martin, R. J., Kleschinsky, J. H., & Neporent, L. (2012). Change Your Gambling, Change Your Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Blaszczynski, A., Collins, P., Fong, D., Ladouceur, R., Nower, L., Shaffer, H. J., . . . Venisse, J. L. (2011). Responsible gambling: General principles and minimal requirements. Journal of Gambling Studies, 27(4), 565-573. doi:10.1007/s10899-010-9214-0 

Braverman, J., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2011). A taxometric analysis of actual Internet sports gambling behavior. Psychological Assessment, 23(1), 234-244. doi:10.1037/a0021404 

Gray, H. M., LaPlante, D. A., Bannon, B. L., Ambady, N., & Shaffer, H. J. (2011). Development and validation of the Alcohol Identity Implicit Associations Test (AI-IAT). Addictive Behaviors, 36(9), 919-926. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.05.003 

LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2011). Identifying behavioral markers of disordered Internet sports gambling. Addiction Research & Theory, 19(1), 56-65. doi:10.3109/16066359.2010.512106 

LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2011). Disordered gambling, type of gambling and gambling involvement in the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007. European Journal of Public Health, 21(4), 532-537. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckp177 

Martin, R. J., Nelson, S. E., Usdan, S., & Turner, L. (2011). Predicting college student gambling frequency using the theory of planned behavior: Does the theory work differently for disordered and non-disordered gamblers? Analysis of Gambling Behavior, 5(2), 45-62. 

Shaffer, H. J. (2011). Foreward: Out of the shadows but still hidden. In D. Derevensky, Shek, T. L., & Merrick, J. (Eds.), Youth Gambling: The Hidden Addiction (pp. xi-xv). Berlni: Walter De Gruyter. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., & Martin, R. (2011). Disordered gambling: Etiology, trajectory, and clinical considerations. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 7, 483-510. doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-040510-143928 

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(3), 253-257. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.015 

Gebauer, L., LaBrie, R., & Shaffer, H. J. (2010). Optimizing DSM-IV-TR classification accuracy: A brief biosocial screen for detecting current gambling disorders among gamblers in the general household population. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 55(2), 82-90. 

Gray, H. M., & Tickle-Degnen, L. (2010). A meta-analysis of performance on emotion recognition tasks in Parkinson’s disease. Neuropsychology, 24(2), 176-191. doi:10.1037/a0018104 

LaPlante D. A., Gray, H. M., Bosworth, L., & Shaffer, H. J. (2010). Thirty years of lottery public health research: methodological strategies and trends. Journal of Gambling Studies, 26(2), 301-329. doi:10.1007/s10899-010-9185-1 

Linnet, J., Gebauer, L., Shaffer, H. J., Mouidsen, K., & Moller, A. (2010). Experienced poker players differ from inexperienced poker players in estimation bias and decision bias. Journal of Gambling Issues, 24, 86-100. 

Martin, R. J., Usdan, S., Nelson, S., Umstattd, M. R., LaPlante, D., Perko, M., & Shaffer, H. (2010). Using the theory of planned behavior to predict gambling behavior. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 24(1), 89-97. doi:10.1037/a0018452 

Mays, D., Cremeens, J., Usdan, S., Martin, R. J., Arriola, K. J., & Bernhardt, J. M. (2010). The feasibility of assessing alcohol use among college students using wireless mobile devices: Implications for health education and behavioural research. Health Education Journal, 69(3), 311-320. 

Nelson, S. E., Kleschinsky, J. H., LaBrie, R. A., Kaplan, S., & Shaffer, H. J. (2010). One decade of self exclusion: Missouri casino self-excluders four to ten years after enrollment. Journal of Gambling Studies, 26(1), 129-144. doi:10.1007/s10899-009-9157-5 

Peller, A. J., Najavits, L. M., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2010). PTSD among a treatment sample of repeat DUI offenders. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23(4), 468-473. doi:10.1002/jts.20550 

Schuman-Olivier, Z., Albanese, M., Nelson, S. E., Roland, L., Puopolo, F., Klinker, L., & Shaffer, H. J. (2010). Self-treatment: Illicit buprenorphine use by opioid-dependent treatment seekers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 39(1), 41-50. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2010.03.014 

Shaffer, H. J., Peller, A. J., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., & LaBrie, R. A. (2010). Toward a paradigm shift in Internet gambling research: From opinion and self-report to actual behavior. Addiction Research & Theory, 18(3), 270-283. 

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

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. 

LaPlante, D. A., Kleschinkey, 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. 

Nelson, S. E., Gebauer, L., 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. doi:10.1037/a0016053 

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.

Blaszcynski, A., Ladouceur, R., Nower, L., Shaffer, H. J. (2008). Informed choice and gambling: Principles for consumer protection. Journal of Gambling Business & 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. doi:10.1186/1477-7517-5-27 

Kessler, R. C., Hwang, I., LaBrie, R., 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. doi:10.1017/S0033291708002900 

LaBrie, R. A., Kaplan, S. A., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., & 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. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckn021 

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. 

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., Schumann, A., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). Population trends in Internet sports gambling. Computers in Human Behavior, 24(5), 2399-2414. 

Lee, T. K., LaBrie, R. A., Grant, J. E., Kim, S.W., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). 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, 6(4), 551-563. doi:10.1007/s11469-007-9082-8 

Lee, T. K., LaBrie, R. A., Rhee, H. S., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). A study of South Korean casino employees and gambling problems. Occupational Medicine: Oxford Journals, 58(3), 191-197. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqn025 

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. doi:10.1007/s10899-008-9106-8  

Peller, A. J., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2008). Parameters for safer gambling behavior: Examining the empirical research. Journal of Gambling Studies, 24(4), 519-534. doi:10.1007/s10899-008-9097-5 

LaBrie, R. A., Browne, C., Christensen, D. E., Greenwood, K. L., Straus, J. H., Garmon, M. S., . . . Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Implementation of a consumer-directed approach in behavioral health care: Problems and prospects. Psychiatric Services, 58(3), 300-302. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.58.3.300 

LaBrie, R. A., Kidman, R. C., 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. doi:10.1002/bsl.769   

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(3), 347-362. doi:10.1007/s10899-007-9067-3 

LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Peller, A. J., Christensen, D. E., Greenwood, K. L., Straus, J. H.,…Shaffer, H. J. (2007). The interdependence of behavioural and somatic health: Implications for conceptualizing health and measuring treatment outcomes. International Journal of Integrated Care, 7, e10.  

LaBrie, R. A., Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., Peller, A. J., Caro, G., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Missouri Casino self-excluders: Distributions across time and space. Journal of Gambling Studies, 23(2), 231-243. doi:10.1007/s10899-006-9037-1  

LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Gambling with adolescent health. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40(5), 387-389. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.02.009  

LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Understanding the influence of gambling opportunities: Expanding exposure models to include adaptation. American Journal Orthopsychiatry, 77(4), 616-623. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.77.4.616  

Nelson, T. F., 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. doi:10.1080/02701367.2007.10599425  

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(5), 489-493. doi:10.1007/s10488-007-0125-z  

Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Considering the unimaginable: Challenges to accepting self-change or natural recovery from addiction (Foreword). In H. Klingemann & L. Carter-Sobell (Eds.), Promoting Self-Change from Addictive Behaviors: Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment (second ed., pp. ix-xiii). New York: Springer. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., & LaPlante, D. A. (2007). The treatment of gambling related disorders. In G. A. Marlatt, & Donovan, D. M. (Eds.), Relapse prevention (Second ed., pp. 276-332). New York: Guildord.  

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. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.75.5.795  

LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2006). Men & women playing games: Gender and the gambling preferences of Iowa gambling treatment program participants. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(1), 65-80. doi:10.1007/s10899-005-9003-3   

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(2), 221-240. doi:10.1007/s10899-006-9012-x  

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(4), 427-442. doi:10.1007/s10899-006-9023-7  

Ladouceur, R., & Shaffer, H. J. (2005). Treating problem gamblers: Working towards empirically supported treatment. Journal of Gambling Studies, 21(1), 1-4. doi:10.1007/s10899-004-1915-9  

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

Shaffer, H. J. (2005). From disabling to enabling the public interest: natural transitions from gambling exposure to adaptation and self-regulation. Addiction, 100(9), 1227-1230; discussion 1235. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01200.x  

Shaffer, H. J., & Freed H. J. (2005). The assessment of gambling related disorders. In D. M. M. Donovan, & Marlatt G. A. (Eds.), Assessment of Addictive Behaviors (Second ed., pp. 334-391). New York: Guilford. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

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. doi:10.1186/1477-7517-2-1   

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), 59-73. doi:10.1007/s10899-004-1924-8  

Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R., & Shaffer, H. J. (2004). A science-based framework for responsible gambling: The Reno model. Journal of Gambling Studies, 20(3), 301-317. doi:10.1023/B:JOGS.0000040281.49444.e2  

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.  

Shaffer, H. J. (2004). Foreward. In D. Derevensky, & Gupta, R. (Eds.), Gambling problems in youth: Theoretical and applied perspectiveshttps://www.amazon.com/Gambling-Problems-Youth-Theoretical-Perspectives/dp/0306485850 (Vol. v-x). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., & Albanese, M. J. (2004). Addiction’s defining characteristics. In R. H. Coombs (Eds.), Addiction Counseling Review: Preparing for Comprehensive Certification and Licensing Examinations. New York: Lhaska Press. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., & Kidman, R. (2004). Gambling and the public health. In J. E. Grant, & Potenza, M.N. (Eds.), Pathological gambling: A clinical guide to treatment. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., & LaPlante, D. (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. doi:10.1037/0893-164X.18.1.40  

Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., & Stanton, M. V. (2004). The road less travelled: Moving from distribution to determinants in the study of gambling epidemiology. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49(8), 504-516.  

Shaffer, H. J., LaPlante, D. A., LaBrie, R. A., Kidman, R. C., Donato, A. N., & Stanton, M. V. (2004). Toward a syndrome model of addiction: Multiple expressions, common etiology. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 12(6), 367-374. doi:10.1080/10673220490905705  

Vander Bilt, J., Dodge, H. H., Pandav, R., Shaffer, H. J., & Ganguli, M. (2004). Gambling participation and social support among older adults: A longitudinal community study. Journal of Gambling Studies, 20(4), 373-389. doi:10.1007/s10899-004-4580-0  

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

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. doi:10.1080/07448480309595725

Shaffer, H. J. (2003). A critical view of pathological gambling and addiction: Comorbidity makes for syndromes and other strange bedfellows. In G. Reith (Ed.), Gambling: Who wins? Who loses? (pp. 175-190). New York: Prometheus Book. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., & Kidman, R. (2003). Shifting perspectives on gambling and addiction. Journal of Gambling Studies, 19(1), 1-6.  

Shaffer, H. J., Hall, M. N., Vander Bilt, J., & George, E. (Eds.). (2003). Futures at Stake: Youth, Gambling & Society. Reno: University (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Wynne, H. J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2003). The socioeconomic impact of gambling: The Whistler Symposium. Journal of Gambling Studies, 19(2), 111-121.   

Shaffer, H. J. (2002). Is computer addiction a unique psychiatric disorder? Psychiatric Times, XIX(4), 35-36.

Shaffer, H. J., & Eber, G. B. (2002). Temporal progression of cocaine dependence symptoms in the US National Comorbidity Survey. Addiction, 97(5), 543-554.  

Shaffer, H. J., Freed, C. R., & Healea, D. (2002). Gambling disorders among homeless persons with substance use disorders seeking treatment at a community center. Psychiatric Services, 53(9), 1112-1117. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.53.9.1112  

Shaffer, H. J., & Hall, M. N. (2002). The natural history of gambling and drinking problems among casino employees. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 142(4), 405-424. doi:10.1080/00224540209603909  

Shaffer, H. J., & Korn, D. A. (2002). Gambling and related mental disorders: A public health analysis. Annual Review of Public Health, 23, 171-212. doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.23.100901.140532  

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.   

Shaffer, H. J., & Hall, M. N. (2001). Updating and refining prevalence estimates of disordered gambling behaviour in the United States and Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 92(3), 168-172.  

Shaffer, H. J., & Simoneau, G. (2001). Reducing resistance and denial by exercising ambivalence during the treatment of addiction. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 20(1), 99-105.   

Eber, G. B., & Shaffer, H. J. (2000). Trends in bio-behavioral gambling studies research: Quantifying citations. Journal of Gambling Studies, 16(4), 461-467.  

Hall, M. N., Amodeo, M., Shaffer, H. J., & Vander Bilt, J. (2000). Social workers employed in substance abuse treatment agencies: a training needs assessment. Social Work, 45(2), 141-155.  

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

Shaffer, H. J. (2000). Addictive personality. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology (Fourth ed., Vol. 1). Washington DC & New York: American Psychological Association & Oxford University Press. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

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

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.   

Shaffer, H. J., Hall, M. N., & Vander Bilt, J. (2000). “Computer addiction”: A critical consideration. American Journal Orthopsychiatry, 70(2), 162-168.  

Eber, G. (1999). When gambling becomes a losing battle. American Journal of Nursing, 99(5), 22.   

Knight, J. R., Shrier, L. A., Bravender, T. D., Farrell, M., Vander Bilt, J., & Shaffer, H. J. (1999). A new brief screen for adolescent substance abuse. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 153(6), 591-596.

Korn, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (1999). Gambling and the health of the public: Adopting a public health perspective. Journal of Gambling Studies, 15(4), 289-365.   

Shaffer, H. J. (1999). Addiction and gambling disorders: On matters of measurement and validity. The Behavioral Measurement Letter, 6(1), 2-6.

Shaffer, H. J. (1999). On the nature and meaning of addiction. National Forum: The Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 79(4), 9-14.  

Shaffer, H. J. (1999). Strange bedfellows: a critical view of pathological gambling and addiction. Addiction, 94(10), 1445-1448.  

Shaffer, H. J., Hall, M. N., & Vander Bilt, J. (1999). Estimating the prevalence of disordered gambling behavior in the United States and Canada: A research synthesis. American Journal Public Health, 89(9), 1369-1376.  

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.   

Hall, M. N., Shaffer, H. J., & Vander Bilt, J. (1997). Measuring substance abuse treatment provider training needs: Developing an index of training need. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 14(6), 593-606.   

Shaffer, H. J. (1997). Gambling research and science: Toward a mature relationship. Journal of Gambling Studies, 13(4), 275-278.

Shaffer, H. J. (1997). The most important unresolved issue in the addictions: Conceptual chaos. Substance Use & Misuse, 32(11), 1573-1580. 

Shaffer, H. J. (1997). The psychology of stage change. In J. H. Lowinson & P. Ruiz & R. B. Millman & J. G. Langrod (Eds.), Substance abuse: A Comprehensive textbook (Third ed., pp. 100-106). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J., LaSalvia, T. A., & Stein, J. P. (1997). Comparing Hatha yoga with dynamic group psychotherapy for enhancing methadone maintenance treatment: A randomized clinical trial. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 3(4), 57-66.

Vander Bilt, J., Hall, M. N., Shaffer, H. J., & Higgins-Biddle, J. C. (1997). Assessing substance abuse treatment provider training needs: Screening skills. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 14(2), 163-171.   

Shaffer, H. J. (1996). Understanding the means and objects of addiction: Technology, the Internet, and gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 12(4), 461-469. doi:10.1007/BF01539189   

Shaffer, H. J., & Hall, M. N. (1996). Estimating the prevalence of adolescent gambling disorders: A quantitative synthesis and guide toward standard gambling nomenclature. Journal of Gambling Studies, 12(2), 193-214. doi:10.1007/BF01539174  

Silk, A., & Shaffer, H. (1996). Dysthymia, depression, and a treatment dilemma in a patient with polysubstance abuse. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 3, 279-284. 

Shaffer, H. J., & Robbins, M. (1995). Psychotherapy for addictive behavior: A stage-change approach to meaning making. In A. M. Washton (Ed.), Psychotherapy and Substance Abuse: A Practitioner’s Handbook (pp. 103-123). New York: Guilford. (Book Available for Purchase Online)

Shaffer, H. J. (1994). Considering two models of excessive sexual behaviors: Addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 1(1), 6-18.

Shaffer, H. J. (1994). Denial, ambivalence, and countertransferential hate. In J. D. Levin, & Weiss, R.H. (Eds.), The Dynamics and Treatment of Alcoholism: Essential Papers (pp. 421-437). Northdale, NJ: Jason Aronson.  

Shaffer, H. J., LaBrie, R., Scanlan, K. M., & Cummings, T. N. (1994). Pathological gambling among adolescents: Massachusetts Gambling Screen (MAGS). Journal of Gambling Studies, 10(4), 339-362. doi:10.1007/BF02104901