CAMH Problem Gambling Service

			Inventory of Gambling Situations (IGS 1.0) Nigel Turner, Ph.D. Nina Littman-Sharp MSW, CGC Centre for Addiction and Mental Health The IGS is designed to help therapists identify situations in which clients with gambling problems are at risk for relapse. Based on the widely-used Inventory of Drinking Situations (IDS), the IGS provides an individualized profile of a client's gambling behaviour by identifying situations associated with the client's gambling in the past year. The client and therapist can focus their relapse prevention efforts more effectively once these high-risk situations, feelings and cognitions are identified. Onscreen Administration, Scoring and Report Generation Clients complete a 63-item inventory and the items are scored and summarized into 10 subscales: Negative affect situations -- Negative Emotions -- Conflict with Others Temptation situations -- Urges and temptations -- Testing Personal Control Positive affect situations -- Pleasant Emotions -- Social Pressure to Use -- Need for Excitement Gambling cycle situations -- Worried about Debts -- Winning and Chasing -- Confidence in Skill The report provides a summary of the scores for each subscale and a list of the highest risk areas, with examples of high scoring items, and suggestions for the client. IGS version 1.0 50 use Windows format $38.00 Product code: PD029 IGS version 1.0 200 use Windows format $125.00 Product code: PD030		En Français | Help | Search | Events | CAMH Library | Guide to CAMH | Donate Now   You are Here : CAMH > CAMH Problem Gambling Service > The experience of family members   Related Pages What is gambling? Problem gambling Problem Gambling Project Problem Gambling Service Youth Program Seniors Specialty Ethno-cultural Specialty Is there a gambling problem in your family? The experience of family members Questions for gamblers CAMH Gambling Screen (PDF only) Inventory of Gambling Situations Links & resources The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues   How to Reach Us CAMH Publications

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