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South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS)
South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS)
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The instrument is freely available here: South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS)
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| Classification |
Supplemental: Parkinson's Disease (PD)
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| Short Description of Instrument |
The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) is a 20-item self-rated screening questionnaire based on DSM-III criteria for pathological gambling. The SOGS is the most commonly used instrument to screen for pathological or problem gambling in the general population.
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| Scoring |
The SOGS has 20 items that are scored 0 or 1, with a total score of 1-4 suggesting problem gambling and a score =5 suggesting pathological gambling.
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| References |
Lesieur HR, Blume SB. The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS): A new instrument for the identification of pathological gamblers. Am J Psychiatry 1987;144:1184–1188.
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