SOGS (South Oaks Gambling Screen)
Regulators, programs and instruments
Definition
A 20-item screen developed in 1987 and keyed to DSM-III criteria. It is still cited constantly because decades of prevalence data rest on it, but it is now considered dated and prone to over-identifying problems in general populations.
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Additional citation research
The original definition and sourcing warnings are retained. These sources support only the claims identified below, not necessarily the full entry.
- The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS): a new instrument for the identification of pathological gamblers
Supports: Describes SOGS as a 20-item questionnaire based on DSM-III criteria and documents its development and validation samples.
- The South Oaks Gambling Screen: a review with reference to Australian use
Supports: Reports that SOGS has been widely used internationally and critically discusses its construct validity and cutoff scores.
Remaining evidence gap: The cited sources do not support that SOGS is still cited constantly, that decades of prevalence data rest on it, or the blanket present-tense judgment that it is dated. The available abstracts do not establish categorical over-identification in general populations.
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Last updated: 2026-09-20.
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