Ruling out pathological gambling behaviors. The Lie-Bet’s two questions consistently differentiate between pathological gambling and nonproblem-gambling and are useful in screening to determine whether a longer tool (e.g., SOGS, DSM-IV) should be used in diagnostics. Lie-Bet Screening Instrument.

• The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SaGS): A New Instrument for the Identification of Pathological Gamblers Henry R. Lesieur, Ph.D., and Sheila B. The South Oaks Gambling Screen is a 20-item qu estionnaire based on DSM-Ill criteria for path ological gambling. It ma y be self-administered or administered by nonprofessional or professional.
• The Finnish version of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) and a DSM-IV-based screen (Lesieur and Blume 1987;APA1994). SOGS includes 16 questions about problems associated with gambling and is used to measure the pathology of gambling. The total score on the SOGS ranges from 0 to 20 (higher values are indicative of worse psychopathologic.
• The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS): a new instrument for the identification of pathological gamblers. Am J Psychiatry. 1987 Sep;144(9):1184-8. Midha KK, McKay G, Edom R, Korchinski ED, Hawes EM, Hall K. Kinetics of oral fluphenazine disposition in humans by GC-MS. Eur J Clin Pharmacol.
• Gamblers Anonymous International Service Office 4981 Irwindale Avenue suite 700 Irwindale, CA 91706 T (626) 960-3500 F (626) 960-3501 isomain@gamblersanonymous.org.

SOUTH OAKS GAMBLING SCREEN-SCORE SHEET

Scores on the SOGS are determined by scoring one point for each question that shows the 'at risk' response indicated and adding the total points.

Question 1 Not counted

Question 2 Not counted

Question 3 Not counted

Question 4 ________ Most of the time I lose, or Yes, every time I lose

Question 5 ________ Yes, less than half the time I lose or Yes, most of the time

Question 6 ________ Yes, in the past but not now or Yes

Question 7 ________ Yes

Question 8 ________ Yes

Question 9 ________ Yes

Question 10________ Yes

Question 11________ Yes

Question 12 Not counted

Question 13________ Yes

Question 14________ Yes

Question 15________ Yes

Question 16a________Yes

Question 16b________Yes

Question 16c________Yes

Question 16d________Yes

Sogs Gambling Test Scoring

Question 16e________Yes

Question 16f________Yes

Question 16g________Yes

Question 16h________Yes

Question 16i________ Yes

Sogs Gambling Tests

Question 16j Not counted

Question 16k Not counted

TOTAL: ___________

(maximum score = 20)

Interpreting the score:

0 No problem with gambling

1-4 Some problems with gambling

5 or more Probable Pathological Gambler