Screening for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

If you suspect that you might suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, also known as OCD, answer the questions below, print out the results and share them with your health care professional. You can also download this form here.

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To locate a specialist who treats OCD, visit the ADAA Find a Therapist.

This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) that needs professional attention. This screening tool is not designed to make a diagnosis of OCD but to be shared with your primary care physician or mental health professional to inform further conversations about diagnosis and treatment.

Are you troubled by the following?

Having more than one illness at the same time can make it difficult to diagnose and treat the different conditions. Depression and substance abuse are among the conditions that occasionally complicate obsessive-compulsive disorder.

More days than not, do you feel...

During the last year, has the use of alcohol or drugs...

References:
Goodman, WK, Price LH, et al. The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS): Part 1. Development, use and reliability. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 46:1006-1011 (1989). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV), American Psychiatric Association, 1994, Washington, D.C.

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