South Oaks Gambling Screen.

SOGS

What it measures

Lifetime probable pathological gambling (DSM-III/III-R criteria); gambling behaviours, chasing, borrowing, control

Length and format

20 scored items (within a longer instrument). Mostly Yes/No, weighted; summed; >=5 indicates probable pathological gambler (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. ES, FR, DE, IT, TR, ZH, PT

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Lesieur, H. R., & Blume, S. B. (1987). The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). American Journal of Psychiatry, 144(9), 1184-1188.