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OCD Assessment for Physicians

Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)[1]

Rate the average occurrence of each item during the prior week up to and including the time of interview. Scores should reflect the composite effect of all the patient's obsessive compulsive symptoms.

Obsession Rating Scale (select appropriate score)
Item Range of Severity
1. Time spent on obsessions 0 hr/day 0-1 hr/day 1-3 hr/day 3-8 hr/day >8 hr/day
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
2. Interference from obsessions None Mild Definite but manageable Substantial impairment Incapacitating
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
3. Distress from obsessions None Little Moderate but manageable Severe Near constant, disabling
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
4. Resistance to obsessions Always resists Much resistance Some resistance Often yields Completely yields
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
5. Control over obsessions Complete control Much control Some control Little control No control
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
Compulsion Rating Scale (select appropriate score)
Item Range of Severity
6. Time spent on compulsions 0 hr/day 0-1 hr/day 1-3 hr/day 3-8 hr/day >8 hr/day
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
7. Interference from compulsions None Mild Definite but manageable Substantial impairment Incapacitating
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
8. Distress from compulsions None Little Moderate but manageable Severe Near constant, disabling
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
9. Resistance to compulsions Always resists Much resistance Some resistance Often yields Completely yields
Score: 0 1 2 3 4
10. Control over compulsions Complete control Much control Some control Little control No control
Score: 0 1 2 3 4

Y-BOCS Total Score severity[2]
0-7 = Subclinical
8-15 = Mild
16-23 = Moderate
24-31 = Severe
32-40 = Extreme

This OCD assessment tool is for physicians' use only. Patients should seek the advice of a physician or a qualified therapist regarding questions about medical, mental, or emotional conditions.

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  1. ^ Goodman WK, Price LH, Rasmussen SA, et al. The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. I. Development, use, and reliability. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1989;46:1006-1011.
  2. ^ Stanford School of Medicine. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Diagnosis. http://ocd.stanford.edu/about/diagnosis.html. Accessed August 13, 2008.

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