Abstract
Ethnic Chinese migrants in a country like New Zealand face a range of well-documented challenges. A proportion of such migrants find that recreational gambling turns into a pernicious gambling problem. This issue is addressed through illustrated case studies of Interactive Drawing Therapy, a drawing-based modality of therapy that facilitates insight and therapeutic change.
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Zhang, W., Everts, H. Interactive Drawing Therapy and Chinese Migrants with Gambling Problems. Int J Ment Health Addiction 10, 902–910 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-012-9385-2
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