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Published in: BMC Psychiatry 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research article

The Berlin Inventory of Gambling behavior – Screening (BIG-S): Validation using a clinical sample

Authors: Martin Wejbera, Kai W. Müller, Jan Becker, Manfred E. Beutel

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Published diagnostic questionnaires for gambling disorder in German are either based on DSM-III criteria or focus on aspects other than life time prevalence. This study was designed to assess the usability of the DSM-IV criteria based Berlin Inventory of Gambling Behavior Screening tool in a clinical sample and adapt it to DSM-5 criteria.

Methods

In a sample of 432 patients presenting for behavioral addiction assessment at the University Medical Center Mainz, we checked the screening tool’s results against clinical diagnosis and compared a subsample of n=300 clinically diagnosed gambling disorder patients with a comparison group of n=132.

Results

The BIG-S produced a sensitivity of 99.7% and a specificity of 96.2%. The instrument’s unidimensionality and the diagnostic improvements of DSM-5 criteria were verified by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis as well as receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Conclusions

The BIG-S is a reliable and valid screening tool for gambling disorder and demonstrated its concise and comprehensible operationalization of current DSM-5 criteria in a clinical setting.
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Metadata
Title
The Berlin Inventory of Gambling behavior – Screening (BIG-S): Validation using a clinical sample
Authors
Martin Wejbera
Kai W. Müller
Jan Becker
Manfred E. Beutel
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1349-4

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