First, we recruited convenience samples from the community and one gambling treatment center.

Problems of definition and diagnosis. Lesieur and Blume have argued that the SOGS represents early or less severe signs of problem gambling, whereas the DSM criteria represent the more severe stage of this disorder. Frequent gamblers and problem gamblers in New Zealand: This suth is more advanced with JavaScript available, learn more at http: Problem gambling in Iowa. Estimating the prevalence of disordered gambling behavior in the United States and Canada:

a. never b. yes, less than half of the times I lost c. yes, most of the time. 6. Do you feel like you have ever had a problem with betting money or gambling? a. no b. The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SaGS): A New. Instrument for the Identification of Pathological Gamblers. Henry R. Lesieur, Ph.D., and Sheila B. Blume, M.D. Please indicate which of the following types of gambling you have done. For each type, mark one answer which describes the last time you performed.