Mark D. Griffiths | |
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| Education | BSc in Psychology, PhD in Psychology |
| Occupation | Distinguished Professor of Behavioural Addiction |
| Employer | Nottingham Trent University |
| Known for | Research of "Game addiction" and "Gambling" |
| Title | Director of the International Gaming Research Unit |
Mark D. Griffiths is an English chartered psychologist focusing in the field of behavioural addictions, namely gambling disorder, gaming addiction, Internet addiction, sex addiction, and work addiction. He is a Professor of Behavioural Addiction at Nottingham Trent University and director of the International Gaming Research Unit.[1] He is the author of five books including Gambling Addiction and its Treatment Within the NHS, Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence, and Adolescent Gambling. He has also authored over 600 refereed papers, 140+ book chapters and more than 1,500 articles,[1] and has won 15 awards for his research, including a Lifetime Achievement Award For Contributions to the Field of Youth Gambling in 2006 and International Excellence Award For Gambling Research in 2003 and a Lifetime Research Award For Gambling Research in 2013.[2]