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Problem Gambling Severity Index Pgsi

The document outlines the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), a tool for assessing gambling behavior over the past 12 months. It includes a series of questions with a scoring system to categorize individuals into risk levels ranging from no risk to problematic gambling. Additionally, it provides references for further reading on the PGSI and its development.

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Problem Gambling Severity Index Pgsi

The document outlines the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), a tool for assessing gambling behavior over the past 12 months. It includes a series of questions with a scoring system to categorize individuals into risk levels ranging from no risk to problematic gambling. Additionally, it provides references for further reading on the PGSI and its development.

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Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)

Patient's full name: _______________________________ Date assessed: ____________________


Instructions: Answer the following questions when thinking about your gambling behavior over the
past 12 months.

Never Sometimes Most of Always


(0) (1) the time (2) (3)

1. Have you bet more than you could


really afford to lose?

2. Have you needed to gamble with


larger amounts of money to get the same
feeling of excitement?

3. Have you gone back on another day


to try to win back
the money you lost?

4. Have you borrowed money or sold


anything to
gamble?

5. Have you felt that you might have a


problem with
gambling?

6. Have people criticised your betting or


told you that you had
a gambling problem, whether or not you
thought it was true?

7. Have you felt guilty about the way you


gamble or what happens when you
gamble?

8. Has gambling caused you any health


problems, including stress or anxiety?

9. Has your gambling caused any


financial problems for you or your
household?

Total score:

Score ranges and designations

• 0 = No risk

• 1 to 4 = Low risk gambler

• 5 to 7 = Moderate risk gambler

• 8 or higher = Problematic gambler


Notes

Assessor’s full name:

Signature:

Ferris, J., & Wynne, H. (2001). The Canadian problem gambling index: Final report. Submitted for the
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
https://www.greo.ca/Modules/EvidenceCentre/files/Ferris%20et%20al(2001)The_Canadian_Problem_G
ambling_Index.pdf

NovoPsych (2024). Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI).


https://novopsych.com.au/assessments/health/problem-gambling-severity-index-pgsi/

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