DAILYJILI SOGS Questionnaire: How the Score Works
The SOGS is a 20-item gambling questionnaire published by Lesieur and Blume in 1987.
Key facts and contents
- DAILYJILI Budol Scams
- Budol means a swindle, a trick that takes your money or belongings.
- DAILYJILI Gambling Rehab
- Gambling rehab means professional treatment such as therapy, plus peer support like Gamblers Anonymous.
- DAILYJILI Gambling Withdrawal Symptoms
- In a study of 312 community gamblers, about 25% reported restlessness or irritability when cutting down and about 41% reported other feelings such as guilt, anger and disappointment in themselves.
- DAILYJILI House Always Wins
- The house always wins over time because every bet pays slightly less than its true odds, so each wager has a small negative expected return for you.
- DAILYJILI Lucky Charm Myths
- No.
- DAILYJILI Lulong sa Sugal
- Lulong sa sugal means hooked on gambling, unable to stop even when it hurts.
- DAILYJILI Signs of Problem Gambling
- Mayo Clinic lists 9 signs of problem gambling, from constant planning and chasing losses to lying and asking others for bailouts.
The SOGS is one of the oldest gambling screens still in use, and its score sheet fits on a single page. If your number is above zero you now know what it counts and where to go next, which is more useful than the number itself. For the wider picture of who to call in the Philippines, start with finding gambling help in the Philippines.
What the SOGS is and where it comes from
SOGS stands for South Oaks Gambling Screen. Lesieur and Blume described it in the American Journal of Psychiatry, volume 144, issue 9, pages 1184 to 1188, in 1987. The record on PubMed prints the facts in the table below.
| Fact | What the journal record prints |
|---|---|
| Length | A 20-item questionnaire |
| Built on | DSM-III criteria for pathological gambling |
| Who can give it | Self-administered, or given by a professional or nonprofessional interviewer |
| People in its development | 1,616 subjects, including 213 members of Gamblers Anonymous and 384 university students |
| Meant for | Screening clinical populations and general populations |
How the SOGS score adds up
Arizona’s problem gambling agency publishes the full questionnaire and a score sheet. The sheet gives one point for each question that shows the “at risk” answer, then adds the points. The maximum is 20.
Not every question counts. Questions 1, 2, 3 and 12, and parts j and k of question 16, are marked “Not counted” on the sheet.
| Question | Scores 1 point when the answer is |
|---|---|
| 4 (going back to win money back) | Most of the times I lose, or every time I lose |
| 5 (claiming to be winning when you lost) | Yes, less than half the time, or yes, most of the time |
| 6 (feeling you have had a problem) | Yes, or yes in the past but not now |
| 7 to 11, 13, 14 and 15 | Yes |
| 16 a to i (where borrowed money came from) | Yes, one point for each source |
The counted items run from guilt and hiding betting slips to missed work, unpaid loans and selling property. Reading them is the quickest way to see what a clinician is asking about.
What a SOGS score means
The bottom of Arizona’s score sheet prints three bands.
| Score | Wording on the sheet |
|---|---|
| 0 | No problem with gambling |
| 1 to 4 | Some problems with gambling |
| 5 or more | Probable pathological gambler |
A score is a prompt to talk to a professional. It does not diagnose anything, and a low score on a day you were being generous with yourself proves little. If you land in the middle or top band, the signs of problem gambling clinicians list shows the same behaviours in plain language.
PGSI: the other screen you will meet
The Problem Gambling Severity Index is a 9-item self-report measure developed by Ferris and Wynne in 2001. Ireland’s regulator, GRAI, says it was built for the general population rather than for a clinic.
The two pages that print bands do not word them the same way, so the table names the source of each.
| Source | Score | Wording that source prints |
|---|---|---|
| GRAI (Ireland) | 0 to 2 | Low risk |
| GRAI (Ireland) | 3 to 7 | Moderate risk |
| GRAI (Ireland) | 8 or more | High risk, and support is strongly advised |
| NHS (England) | 8 or higher | Likely to be experiencing gambling-related harms |
| NHS (England) | 1 to 7 | Gambling might still be having a negative impact |
The NHS page prints nine questions and scores each one never 0, sometimes 1, most of the time 2 and almost always 3. That is up to 27 points across nine answers. Take the nine questions from the NHS page at nhs.uk, and read the bands on that page or on grai.ie, naming the page you scored against.
What to do with your SOGS or PGSI score
- Write the score and the source down, for example “SOGS 6, Arizona sheet”.
- Take it to a doctor or a mental health professional, and say that it is a screening score.
- If you want to stop playing for a fixed period, read how PAGCOR’s self-exclusion works on the gambling rehab and treatment page.
- Set your own limits while you wait for an appointment, using the tools on the responsible gaming page.
A score of 0 is a good reason to keep your limits in place, not to relax them. This site is for players aged 21 and over.
FAQ
What does SOGS stand for?
SOGS stands for South Oaks Gambling Screen. Lesieur and Blume published it in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 1987 as a 20-item questionnaire based on DSM-III criteria.
What score on the SOGS is a problem?
Arizona's SOGS score sheet reads 0 as no problem with gambling, 1 to 4 as some problems and 5 or more as a probable pathological gambler. Treat any score above 0 as a prompt to talk to a professional, because a screen is not a diagnosis.
Is the SOGS the same as the PGSI?
No. The SOGS has 20 scored points and was built from DSM-III criteria. The PGSI has 9 questions, each scored from 0 to 3, and was developed by Ferris and Wynne in 2001 for use with the general population.
Puwede ko bang i-score ang sarili ko sa SOGS?
Puwede mong basahin ang score sheet ng Arizona at bilangin ang mga sagot, pero hindi ito diagnosis. Kung may puntos ka, kausapin ang isang doktor o ang PAGCOR help line.