TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating behavioral theory with OCD assessment using the Y-BOCS/CY-BOCS symptom checklist
AU - Conelea, Christine A.
AU - Freeman, Jennifer B.
AU - Garcia, Abbe M.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - The symptom checklists of the adult and child versions of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS/CY-BOCS) have been used in research to identify distinct obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom dimensions or subtypes. However, at present, the symptom checklist does not clearly correspond to the cognitive-behavioral model of OCD, which places central importance on the functional relationship between obsessions and compulsions. In the current paper, we propose a theory-based symptom checklist administration procedure designed to integrate information about symptom topography and function. Implications of this procedure for research, pharmacological treatment, and cognitive-behavioral treatment are discussed.
AB - The symptom checklists of the adult and child versions of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS/CY-BOCS) have been used in research to identify distinct obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom dimensions or subtypes. However, at present, the symptom checklist does not clearly correspond to the cognitive-behavioral model of OCD, which places central importance on the functional relationship between obsessions and compulsions. In the current paper, we propose a theory-based symptom checklist administration procedure designed to integrate information about symptom topography and function. Implications of this procedure for research, pharmacological treatment, and cognitive-behavioral treatment are discussed.
KW - Assessment
KW - Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
KW - Obsessive-compulsive disorder
KW - Symptom dimension
KW - Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocrd.2012.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jocrd.2012.02.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861156721
SN - 2211-3649
VL - 1
SP - 112
EP - 118
JO - Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
JF - Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
IS - 2
ER -