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Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (G-SAS)
Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (G-SAS)
| Availability |
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| Classification |
Supplemental for Parkinson's Disease (PD) |
| Short Description of Instrument |
The Gambling-Symptom Assessment Scale (G-SAS) is a 12-item self-rated measure that is designed to assess gambling symptom severity and change during treatment. |
| Scoring |
Each item is scored on a 4 point scale from 0-4 with 0 meaning no symptoms and 4 meaning extreme symptoms. The total maximum score is 48.
Scores 7 and lower are considered normal behavior, 8-20 are considered a mild gambling problem, 21-30 are considered a moderate gambling problem, 31-40 are considered a severe gambling problem and 40-48 are considered an extreme gambling problem.
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| References |
Kim SW, Grant JE, Potenza MN, Blanco C, Hollander E. The Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (G-SAS): a reliability and validity study. Psychiatry Res 2009;166:76-84. |