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Introduction

NODS and NODS-CLiP are not interchangeable names. The current imported record contains 17 questions and a ten-criterion scoring routine, while NODS-CLiP refers to a distinct brief three-item screen.

The existing 17 questions, local scoring, and result interpretation remain available without changing their calculation. Use this page as the site's established educational tool, not as confirmation that it is the separate three-item NODS-CLiP edition or as a diagnosis.

Instructions

For each question, check YES or NO, taking care to not mark questions you are instructed to skip.

Question 1 / 170 answered
Have there ever been periods lasting 2 weeks or longer when you spent a lot of time thinking about your gambling experiences, or planning out future gambling ventures or bets?

Scoring and result metrics

The result page reports a local screening score for this questionnaire. Use the score range, any subscale scores, and the interpretation band together rather than treating one number as a diagnosis.

Score range
0-10
Items scored
17
Result indicators
Total score / Interpretation band when available

Score interpretation bands

  • 0Lower range

    A score of 0 is not indicative of gambling problems.

  • 1-2Mild risk

    A score of 1 or 2 is consistent with a mild but subclinical risk for gambling problems.

  • 3-4Moderate risk

    A score of 3 or 4 is consistent with moderate risk for gambling problems.

  • 5-10Elevated range

    A score of 5 or higher is consistent with a likely diagnosis of pathological gambling.

Interpretation bands summarize screening thresholds from the questionnaire source material. Higher scores usually indicate more of the measured concern unless the tool notes a different scoring rule.

Tool information

Version
Existing 17-item NODS-based site version
Administration
Self-report; existing questions and scoring remain available
Intended audience
Adults reviewing gambling behavior, loss of control, and consequences across personal, financial, or family life

Sources

  1. H Xian, KR Shah, SM Phillips, JF Scherrer, R Volberg, A Eisen. Association of cognitive distortions with problem and pathological gambling in adult male twins. 160(3): Psychiatry Res 300-307. 2008.

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