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The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale: interview versus self-report

G Steketee1, R Frost, K Bogart

  • 1School of Social Work, Boston University, MA 02215, USA.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|August 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

The self-report Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) is reliable and valid for assessing obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms. This self-rated tool may be a cost-effective alternative to the traditional interview format.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) is a standard diagnostic tool for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • Interviewer-administered YBOCS has established reliability and validity.
  • The efficiency and accessibility of a self-report version warrant investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the psychometric properties of a self-report version of the YBOCS.
  • To compare the self-report YBOCS with the standard interview format in clinical and non-clinical populations.
  • To assess the reliability, validity, and potential utility of the self-report YBOCS.

Main Methods:

  • The study compared a self-report YBOCS with the interviewer-administered YBOCS.

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  • Participants included two non-clinical samples, a clinical OCD sample, and a non-OCD clinical group.
  • Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and diagnostic discrimination were assessed.

    • Main Results:

    • The self-report YBOCS demonstrated excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
    • Good agreement was found between symptom checklist categories across both versions.
    • The self-report version showed strong convergent validity and effectively discriminated between OCD and non-OCD patients, performing slightly better than the interview.

    Conclusions:

    • The self-report YBOCS is a reliable and valid measure for assessing OCD symptoms.
    • It shows potential as a time-saving and cost-effective alternative to the interviewer-administered YBOCS.
    • Further research, especially with clinical samples, is recommended to confirm these findings.