Checklist of Common OCD Symptoms - Compulsions

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Compulsions

Time spent on compulsions	0 hours/day	0-1 hour/day	1-3 hours/day	3-8 hours/day	>8 hours/day
Score	0	1	2	3	4

Interference from compulsions	None	Mild	Definite but manageable	Substantial impairment	>Incapacitating
Score	0	1	2	3	4

Distress from compulsions	None	Little	Moderate but manageable	Severe	Near constant, disabling
Score	0	1	2	3	4

Resistance to compulsions	Always resists	Much resistance	Some resistance	Often yields	Completely yields
Score	0	1	2	3	4

Control over compulsions	Complete control	Much control	Some control	Little control	No control
Score	0	1	2	3	4

TOTAL SCORE HERE: _____________
Total Y-BOCS score: range of severity for patients who have both obsessions and compulsions

SCORE:
0-7 Subclinical
8-15 Mild
16-23 Moderate
24-32 Severe
32-40 Extreme

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reviewed by:
Harry Croft, MD (Psychiatrist)
Medical Director, HealthyPlace.com

Created on January 03, 2009 Last Updated on January 20, 2012

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