Randy Stinchfield1. 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, 689 Fairmount Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105, USA. randy.d.stinchfield-1@tc.umn.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to measure the reliability, validity, and classification accuracy of the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling. METHOD: Participants in this study were drawn from two sources: 803 men and women from the general adult population of Minnesota and 259 men and women who were admitted to a gambling treatment program. A 19-item measure of the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling was administered, along with other validity measures. RESULTS: The DSM-IV diagnostic criteria were found to be reliable and valid. With a standard cutoff score of 5, DSM-IV criteria yielded satisfactory classification accuracy results; however, a cutoff score of 4 made modest improvements in classification accuracy and, most important, reduced the rate of false negatives. CONCLUSIONS: The DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling, when operationalized into questions, demonstrated satisfactory reliability, validity, and classification accuracy, and a cutoff score of 4 improved diagnostic precision.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to measure the reliability, validity, and classification accuracy of the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling. METHOD:Participants in this study were drawn from two sources: 803 men and women from the general adult population of Minnesota and 259 men and women who were admitted to a gambling treatment program. A 19-item measure of the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling was administered, along with other validity measures. RESULTS: The DSM-IV diagnostic criteria were found to be reliable and valid. With a standard cutoff score of 5, DSM-IV criteria yielded satisfactory classification accuracy results; however, a cutoff score of 4 made modest improvements in classification accuracy and, most important, reduced the rate of false negatives. CONCLUSIONS: The DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling, when operationalized into questions, demonstrated satisfactory reliability, validity, and classification accuracy, and a cutoff score of 4 improved diagnostic precision.
Authors: Joseph Westermeyer; Jose Canive; Paul Thuras; Suk W Kim; Ross Crosby; James Thompson; Judith Garrard Journal: Community Ment Health J Date: 2006-08-09
Authors: Roser Granero; Eva Penelo; Randy Stinchfield; Fernando Fernandez-Aranda; Lamprini G Savvidou; Frida Fröberg; Neus Aymamí; Mónica Gómez-Peña; Miriam Pérez-Serrano; Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez; José M Menchón; Susana Jiménez-Murcia Journal: J Gambl Stud Date: 2014-06