Abstract
The psychometric properties of a clinician-administered, DSM-IV-based, structured clinical interview for pathological gambling (SCI-PG) were examined. Seventy-two consecutive subjects requesting treatment for gambling problems were administered the SCI-PG. Reliability and validity were determined. Classification accuracy was examined using longitudinal course of illness. The SCI-PG demonstrated excellent inter-rater and test-retest reliability. Concurrent validity was observed with the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). Discriminant validity was observed with measures of anxiety and depression. The SCI-PG demonstrated both high sensitivity and specificity based on longitudinal assessment. The SCI-PG demonstrated excellent reliability and validity in diagnosing PG in subjects presenting with gambling problems. These findings require replication in other groups to examine their generalizability.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 79-88 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Psychiatry Research |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 30 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The research reported was supported in part by GlaxoSmithKline and Oy Contral Pharma.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Diagnosis
- Impulse control
- Pathological gambling
- Structured clinical interview