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OCD Severity (Y-BOCS Brief)

Neurology & Psychiatry specialty tool

Bedside Tool Interface Configuration

An abbreviated, interactive 5-item screen based on Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale.

Algorithm Checklist Parameters:
  • 1. Time occupied by obsessive thoughts
  • 2. Interference due to obsessive thoughts
  • 3. Burden / distress caused by thoughts
  • 4. Effort put into resisting obsessive compulsions

Primary Clinical Application:

Establishes initial obsessive-compulsive disease severity benchmarks.