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1. |
Have there ever been periods lasting 2 weeks or longer when you spent a lot of time
thinking about your gambling experiences, or planning out future gambling ventures
or bets? |
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Yes
No
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2. |
Have there ever been periods lasting 2 weeks or longer when you spent a lot of time
thinking about ways of getting money to gamble with? |
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Yes
No
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3. |
Have there ever been periods when you needed to gamble with increasing amounts of
money or with larger bets than before in order to get the same feeling of excitement? |
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Yes
No
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4. |
Have you ever tried to stop, cut down, or control your gambling? |
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Yes
No
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8. |
Have you ever gambled to relieve uncomfortable feelings such as guilt, anxiety,
helplessness, or depression? |
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Yes
No
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9. |
Have you ever gambled as a way to escape from personal problems? |
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Yes
No
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10. |
Has there ever been a period when, if you lost money gambling one day, you would
often return another day to get even? |
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Yes
No
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Have you ever lied to family members, friends, or others about how much you gamble
or how much money you lost on gambling? |
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Yes
No
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13. |
Have you ever written a bad check or taken money that didnt belong to you from family
members or anyone else in order to pay for your gambling? |
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Yes
No
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Has your gambling ever caused serious or repeated problems in your relationships
with any of your family members or friends? |
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Yes
No
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Has your gambling ever caused you any problems in school, such as missing classes
or days of school or your grades dropping? |
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Yes
No
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Has your gambling ever caused you to lose a job, have trouble with your job, or
miss out on an important job or career opportunity? |
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Yes
No
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Have you ever needed to ask family members or anyone else to loan you money or otherwise
bail you out of a desperate money situation that was largely caused by your gambling? |
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Yes
No
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The NODS-SA is self-assessment version of the NODS (the
NORC Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Disorders). It was designed to assist individuals
in evaluating whether to modify or seek help for their gambling behavior. The NODS
is based on the DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling (American Psychiatric
Association, 1994) and was originally developed by the National Opinion Research
Center at the University of Chicago (NORC) and associates to assist the US National
Gambling Impact Study Commission (Gerstein et al., 1999). For additional information,
see Toce-Gerstein, Gerstein, and Volberg (2003).
References
-- American Psychiatric Association. 1994, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Washington, DC.
-- Gerstein, D.R., Volberg, R.A., Toce, M.T., and associates. 1999, Gambling Impact
and Behavior Study: Report to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. NORC
at the University of Chicago. http://cloud9.norc.uchicago.edu/dlib/ngis.htm).
-- Toce-Gerstein, M. T., Gerstein, D. R. & Volberg, R. A. (2003) A hierarchy of
gambling disorders in the community. Addiction, 98, 1661-1672.
