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    Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

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    This document is the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), a clinician-rated instrument used to rate the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. It contains 10 questions rated on a scale of 0 to 4 that assess the frequency and interference of obsessions and compulsions. Scores are calculated separately for obsessions and compulsions, with total scores ranging from 0 to 40 indicating the overall severity of OCD symptoms from subclinical to extreme. The form is used to monitor symptoms over time by comparing new total scores to previous ones.

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    This document is the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), a clinician-rated instrument used to rate the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. It contains 10 questions rated on a scale of 0 to 4 that assess the frequency and interference of obsessions and compulsions. Scores are calculated separately for obsessions and compulsions, with total scores ranging from 0 to 40 indicating the overall severity of OCD symptoms from subclinical to extreme. The form is used to monitor symptoms over time by comparing new total scores to previous ones.

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    This document is the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), a clinician-rated instrument used to rate the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. It contains 10 questions rated on a scale of 0 to 4 that assess the frequency and interference of obsessions and compulsions. Scores are calculated separately for obsessions and compulsions, with total scores ranging from 0 to 40 indicating the overall severity of OCD symptoms from subclinical to extreme. The form is used to monitor symptoms over time by comparing new total scores to previous ones.

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    Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)

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    This document is the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), a clinician-rated instrument used to rate the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. It contains 10 questions rated on a scale of 0 to 4 that assess the frequency and interference of obsessions and compulsions. Scores are calculated separately for obsessions and compulsions, with total scores ranging from 0 to 40 indicating the overall severity of OCD symptoms from subclinical to extreme. The form is used to monitor symptoms over time by comparing new total scores to previous ones.

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    The document discusses the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), which is used to assess the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms.

    The Y-BOCS is used to measure the severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms in patients with OCD.

    The Y-BOCS measures obsession and compulsion subscales separately, with items assessing time spent, interference, distress, resistance and control of obsessions and compulsions.

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    YALE-BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE (Y-BOCS)

    YALE-BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE (Y-BOCS) (FORM 1–19)


    Patient’s name: _________________________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________
    Item None Mild Moderate Severe Extreme
    1. Hours/day spent on obsessions 0 0 to 1 >1 to 3 >3 to 8 >8
    Score 0 1 2 3 4
    2. Interference from obsessions None Mild Definite but manageable Impaired Incapacitating
    Score 0 1 2 3 4
    3. Distress from obsessions None Mild 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 Moderate control Little control No control
    Score 0 1 2 3 4
    Obsession Subscale (0–20)
    6. Hours/day spent on compulsions 0 0 to 1 >1 to 3 >3 to 8 >8
    Score 0 1 2 3 4
    7. Interference from compulsions None Mild Definite but manageable Impaired Incapacitating
    Score 0 1 2 3 4
    8. Distress from compulsions None Mild 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 Moderate control Little control No control
    Score 0 1 2 3 4
    Comments: Compulsion Subscale (0–20)
    Total Score (0–40)
    Date:
    Total previous score:

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    Range of severity: 0–7 Subclinical; 8–15 Mild; 16–23 Moderate; 24–31 Severe; 32–40 Extreme. Ratings include observations during interviews as well as average
    occurrence for each item during the last 7 days.
    Source Adapted with permission from Goodman WK, Price LH, Rasmussen SA, et al.: “The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, I: Development,
    Use, and Reliability.” Archives of General Psychiatry 46:1006–1011, 1989.

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