Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment

Background and aims: The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) is a commonly used tool for screening potential gambling problems. The SOGS score has been found to be correlated with the DSM-5 criteria for Gambling Disorder (GD). However, one of its main limitations is the high rate of false positives. T...

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Autores: Lucas, Ignacio, Granero, Roser, Mora Maltas, Bernat, Fernández Aranda, Fernando, Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Palabra clave:Factors sexuals en les malalties
Malalties mentals
Joc compulsiu
Sex factors in disease
Mental illness
Compulsive gambling
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spelling Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessmentLucas, IgnacioGranero, RoserMora Maltas, BernatFernández Aranda, FernandoJiménez-Murcia, SusanaFactors sexuals en les malaltiesMalalties mentalsJoc compulsiuSex factors in diseaseMental illnessCompulsive gamblingBackground and aims: The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) is a commonly used tool for screening potential gambling problems. The SOGS score has been found to be correlated with the DSM-5 criteria for Gambling Disorder (GD). However, one of its main limitations is the high rate of false positives. The objective of this study was to establish more accurate cutoff points for the SOGS based on the DSM-5 criteria and severity levels, taking into account sex-specific samples. Additionally, we aimed to validate these cutoff points using external measures. Methods: The study sample comprised 4.516 patients (398 women and 4,118 men) who sought treatment for GD. Of these patients, 4.203 met the DSM-5 criteria for GD, while 313 did not meet the threshold for GD diagnosis. Results: The recommended cutoff value for the SOGS is eight for men (Sensitivity (Se): 82.9%, Specificity (Sp): 86.2%) and seven for women (Se: 85.6%, Sp: 77.4%). For moderate severity of GD, the cutoff points are nine for men (Se: 82.1%, Sp: 82.0%) and eight for women (Se: 86.3%, Sp: 73.3%), while for severe cases of GD, the cutoff point is ten for both sexes (Se: 83.0%, Sp: 56.7% for men; Se: 80.0%, Sp: 77.4% for women). These cutoff values are validated by evidence of worse psychopathological states, more dysfunctional personality traits, and risky behaviours commonly associated with GD. Discussion and conclusions: These findings support adjusting the reference values for the SOGS to eight in males and seven in females to enhance the classification of individuals potentially experiencing GD. The use of higher cutoff values has significant implications for clinical and research purposes, enabling a more precise assessment of the diagnosis and severity of GD.Akadémiai Kiadó2025202520242025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion11 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/221013Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00053Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2024, vol. 13, num.4, p. 1003-1013https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00053cc-by-nc (c) Lucas, I. et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2210132026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment
title Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment
spellingShingle Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment
Lucas, Ignacio
Factors sexuals en les malalties
Malalties mentals
Joc compulsiu
Sex factors in disease
Mental illness
Compulsive gambling
title_short Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment
title_full Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment
title_fullStr Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment
title_full_unstemmed Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment
title_sort Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen: Sex-specific insights and DSM-5 severity adjustments in Gambling Disorder assessment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lucas, Ignacio
Granero, Roser
Mora Maltas, Bernat
Fernández Aranda, Fernando
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
author Lucas, Ignacio
author_facet Lucas, Ignacio
Granero, Roser
Mora Maltas, Bernat
Fernández Aranda, Fernando
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
author_role author
author2 Granero, Roser
Mora Maltas, Bernat
Fernández Aranda, Fernando
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Factors sexuals en les malalties
Malalties mentals
Joc compulsiu
Sex factors in disease
Mental illness
Compulsive gambling
topic Factors sexuals en les malalties
Malalties mentals
Joc compulsiu
Sex factors in disease
Mental illness
Compulsive gambling
description Background and aims: The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) is a commonly used tool for screening potential gambling problems. The SOGS score has been found to be correlated with the DSM-5 criteria for Gambling Disorder (GD). However, one of its main limitations is the high rate of false positives. The objective of this study was to establish more accurate cutoff points for the SOGS based on the DSM-5 criteria and severity levels, taking into account sex-specific samples. Additionally, we aimed to validate these cutoff points using external measures. Methods: The study sample comprised 4.516 patients (398 women and 4,118 men) who sought treatment for GD. Of these patients, 4.203 met the DSM-5 criteria for GD, while 313 did not meet the threshold for GD diagnosis. Results: The recommended cutoff value for the SOGS is eight for men (Sensitivity (Se): 82.9%, Specificity (Sp): 86.2%) and seven for women (Se: 85.6%, Sp: 77.4%). For moderate severity of GD, the cutoff points are nine for men (Se: 82.1%, Sp: 82.0%) and eight for women (Se: 86.3%, Sp: 73.3%), while for severe cases of GD, the cutoff point is ten for both sexes (Se: 83.0%, Sp: 56.7% for men; Se: 80.0%, Sp: 77.4% for women). These cutoff values are validated by evidence of worse psychopathological states, more dysfunctional personality traits, and risky behaviours commonly associated with GD. Discussion and conclusions: These findings support adjusting the reference values for the SOGS to eight in males and seven in females to enhance the classification of individuals potentially experiencing GD. The use of higher cutoff values has significant implications for clinical and research purposes, enabling a more precise assessment of the diagnosis and severity of GD.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00053
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2024, vol. 13, num.4, p. 1003-1013
https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00053
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