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Overview

Tony Toneatto is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their academic work primarily spans the social sciences, with targeted research contributions in fields such as education, health, philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a focus on topics intersecting education, spirituality, psychology, and developmental disorders. Key thematic areas include Education and Islamic Studies, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Medieval and Classical Philosophy, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility.

Among their recent scholarly articles are:

  • "A Contemporary Model for Right Mindfulness Based on Theravada Buddhist Texts" (2022), published in Mindfulness
  • "Teaching a Child with Autism to Identify 2D Objects to Increase Receptive Language" (2022), published in Addiction Research

Tony Toneatto frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Piyal Walpola, Ishan C. Walpola, Arshad Mahmood, and Irfan Mian. The collaborative nature of their work spans multiple disciplines and publication venues.

Research dissemination has occurred in journals such as Mindfulness and Addiction Research, highlighting a cross-disciplinary engagement with topics related to psychological and educational studies as well as spiritual and behavioral science domains.

Best Publications

  • Cognitive distortions in heavy gambling.

    Tony Toneatto;Tamara Blitz-Miller;Kim Calderwood;Rosa Dragonetti

  • Barriers to treatment: Why alcohol and drug abusers delay or never seek treatment

    John A. Cunningham;Linda C. Sobell;Mark B. Sobell;Sangeeta Agrawal

  • Cognitive psychopathology of problem gambling

    Tony Toneatto

  • What triggers the resolution of alcohol problems without treatment.

    Linda C. Sobell;Mark B. Sobell;Tony Toneatto;Gloria I. Leo

  • Treatment of pathological gambling: a critical review of the literature.

    Tony Toneatto;Robert Ladoceur

  • Does Mindfulness Meditation Improve Anxiety and Mood Symptoms? A Review of the Controlled Research

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  • Do Mindfulness Meditation Participants Do Their Homework? and Does It Make a Difference? A Review of the Empirical Evidence

    Lisa Christine Vettese;Tony Toneatto;Jonathan N. Stea;Linda Nguyen

  • Pathological gambling and the five-factor model of personality ☆

    R. Michael Bagby;David D. Vachon;Eric L. Bulmash;Tony Toneatto

  • Clinical Efficacy of the 5-HT3 Antagonist Ondansetron in Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

    Edward M. Sellers;Tony Toneatto;Myroslava K. Romach;Gail R. Somer

  • Treatment Seeking Among Ontario Problem Gamblers: Results of a Population Survey

    B.A. Helen Suurvali;David Hodgins;Tony Toneatto;John Cunningham

  • A framework for reporting outcomes in problem gambling treatment research: the Banff, Alberta Consensus.

    Michael Walker;Tony Toneatto;Marc N Potenza;Nancy Petry

  • The reasoning skills and thinking dispositions of problem gamblers: a dual‐process taxonomy

    Maggie E. Toplak;Maggie E. Toplak;Eleanor Liu;Robyn Macpherson;Tony Toneatto

  • Behavioral Assessment and Treatment Planning for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems: Current Status With an Emphasis on Clinical Applications

    Linda C. Sobell;Tony Toneatto;Mark B. Sobell

  • Assessing and Treating Problem Gambling: Empirical Status and Promising Trends

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  • Minimal Treatment Approaches for Concerned Significant Others of Problem Gamblers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    David C. Hodgins;Tony Toneatto;Karyn Makarchuk;Wayne Skinner

  • Effectiveness of community-based treatment for problem gambling: a quasi-experimental evaluation of cognitive-behavioral vs. twelve-step therapy.

    Tony Toneatto;Rosa Dragonetti

  • Implicit activation of alcohol concepts by negative affective cues distinguishes between problem drinkers with high and low psychiatric distress.

    Martin Zack;Tony Toneatto;Colin M. MacLeod

  • The SCL-90 factor structure in comorbid substance abusers

    Martin Zack;Tony Toneatto;David L. Streiner

  • Natural Recovery from Cocaine Dependence

    Tony Toneatto;Linda C. Sobell;Mark B. Sobell;Eric Rubel

  • Pathological gambling in treatment-seeking substance abusers

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  • Alcohol or tobacco research versus alcohol and tobacco research.

    Linda C. Sobell;Mark B. Sobell;Lynn T. Kozlowski;Tony Toneatto

  • Overlap of clusters of psychiatric symptoms among clients of a comprehensive addiction treatment service

    Saulo Castel;Brian Rush;Karen Urbanoski;Tony Toneatto

  • Single-session interventions for problem gambling may be as effective as longer treatments: Results of a randomized control trial.

    Tony Toneatto

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Cunningham
John A. Cunningham Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Linda C. Sobell
Linda C. Sobell Nova Southeastern University
David C. Hodgins
David C. Hodgins University of Calgary
Mark B. Sobell
Mark B. Sobell Nova Southeastern University
Martin Zack
Martin Zack University of Toronto
R. Michael Bagby
R. Michael Bagby University of Toronto
Lena C. Quilty
Lena C. Quilty Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Colin MacLeod
Colin MacLeod University of Western Australia
David L. Streiner
David L. Streiner University of Toronto

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