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When Criticizing Others It is Helpful to Focus on Actual Behavior: A Comment About Auer and Griffiths (2016)

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  1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Howard J. Shaffer

  2. Division on Addiction, The Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, 02155, USA

    Howard J. Shaffer & Matthew A. Tom

  3. Cardinal Health, Dublin, OH, USA

    Julia Braverman

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The authors individually and collectively declare that they have no conflict of interest. Nonetheless, we want to disclose that The Division on Addiction at the Cambridge Health Alliance has received research grants and contracts from a variety of sources, including the following: bwin.party Interactive Entertainment, AG; the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (FAAR); National Institutes of Health (i.e., NIDA, NIAAA, NIMH); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); the National Center for Responsible Gambling (NCRG); Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling; the Massachusetts Gaming Commission; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Shaffer has received funding for consultation from many sources including Las Vegas Sands Corp., Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, LLP, and the DUNES of Easthampton. Dr. Tom and Braverman have no individual financial matters to disclose.

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Shaffer, H.J., Tom, M.A. & Braverman, J. When Criticizing Others It is Helpful to Focus on Actual Behavior: A Comment About Auer and Griffiths (2016). J Gambl Stud 33, 1035–1037 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-016-9667-x

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