Gambling self-check · quick screen
(PGSI/K-CPGI, 9 items)
Ferris & Wynne (2001) developed PGSI(Problem Gambling Severity Index) is the original; this self-check is its Korean edition. The Korea Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP) officially adopted it as its adult gambling self-check. You answer 9 questions about the past three months on a four-point scale (never / sometimes / most of the time / almost always), for a total of 0-27, and the The KCGP four-color gambling traffic light (green, yellow, orange, red) rates your risk of problem gambling.
🎲 What does it measure?
Nine problem-gambling indicators over the past three months — risky betting, chasing losses, money trouble, health problems, guilt. Risk is rated on the four-level KCGP traffic light.
🇰🇷 Officially adopted in Korea
The Korea Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP) adopted it as its official adult gambling self-check. It is the standard clinical instrument in Korea.
Gambling self-check · full integrated version
(PGSI + DSM-5 + PHQ-2 + GAD-2, 22 items)
Gambling problems are has a strong, mutually reinforcing relationship with depression and anxiety (self-medication), and it co-occurs with alcohol problems more than 60% of the time. The full version combines four international standard screening tools to map gambling severity, clinical diagnostic criteria and co-occurring mental health problems in a single pass. PGSI, 9 items (adopted by KCGP) + DSM-5 gambling disorder criteria, 9 items (APA 2013) + PHQ-2 (depression, Kroenke 2003) + GAD-2 (anxiety, Kroenke 2007; Korean validation PMC6431620) are administered together.
🔬 Why four tools?
Gambling has a strong self-medication link with depression, anxiety and alcohol. Screening all four at once shows cause and effect — and points recovery in the right direction.
🌏 Four international and Korean standards
KCGP’s PGSI + the DSM-5 gambling disorder criteria + PHQ-4 (PHQ-2 + GAD-2). Korean and international standards in one.
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This self-check offers two modes built on international and Korean standard gambling scales. Quick screen (PGSI/K-CPGI, 9 items) is the original instrument by Ferris & Wynne (2001), officially adopted by the Korea Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP) as its adult gambling self-check. Full integrated version (4 tools, 22 items) combines the PGSI, the DSM-5 gambling disorder criteria, the PHQ-2 (Kroenke 2003) and the GAD-2 (Kroenke 2007) to screen gambling severity, clinical criteria, depression and anxiety together.
This test is for self-checking and reference; it does not replace a clinical diagnosis. If the result worries you, 1336 (free and confidential, 24/7), or see a mental health professional. It is not only for the person gambling — family members can call or text the helpline too. The earlier a gambling problem is addressed, the better recovery goes.
Sources: Ferris J, Wynne H (2001). The Canadian Problem Gambling Index (PGSI) · Korean adaptation K-CPGI, adopted by the Korea Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP) · American Psychiatric Association (2013). DSM-5 Gambling Disorder Diagnostic Criteria · Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB (2003). Med Care 41(11):1284-92 · Kroenke K et al. (2007). Ann Intern Med 146(5):317-25 (Korean version: PMC6431620). This is a self-check, not a clinical diagnosis.
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