SOUTH OAKS GAMBLING SCREEN (SOGS) 1. Indicate which of the following types of gambling you have done in your lifetime. For each type, mark one answer: “not at all,” “less than once a week,” or “once a week or more.”. Measuring Problem Gambling South Oaks Gambling Screen The screen was designed in the United States in 1987 and is one of the most widely used ways to indicate the level of risk around behaviours connected with gambling. When the SOGS has been used in Australia, the scoring criteria have been adapted to ensure that screening. SOUTH OAKS GAMBLING SCREEN – SCORE SHEET SOGS 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. We investigate the extent to which gambling problems at age 20 are linked to parental gambling behaviour during childhood, employing data from a longitudinal study (ALSPAC) which has followed parents and children from Avon, England since pregnancy. 1058 children completed a problem gambling screen at age 20. When those children had been age 6, each of their parents was asked about their own. The South Oaks Gambling Screen is a 20-item questionnaire based on DSM- III criteria for pathological gambling. It may be self-administered or administered by nonprofessional or professional interviewers.

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

Sogs Gambling Assessment

Question 8 ________ Yes

Question 9 ________ Yes

Question 10________ Yes

Question 11________ Yes

Question 12 Not counted

Question 13________ Yes

Sogs Gambling Tester

Question 14________ Yes

Question 15________ Yes

Question 16a________Yes

Question 16b________Yes

Question 16c________Yes

Question 16d________Yes

Question 16e________Yes

Question 16f________Yes

Question 16g________Yes

Question 16h________Yes

Question 16i________ Yes

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