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CY-BOCS Symptom Checklist
Childrens Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Administering the CY-BOCS Symptom Checklist and CY-BOCS Severity Ratings
1. Establish the diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder. 2. Using the CY-BOCS Symptom Checklist (below), ascertain current and past symptoms. 3. Next, administer the 10 item severity ratings (other form) to assess the severity of the OCD during the last week. 4. Re-administer the CY-BOCS Severity Rating Scale to monitor progress. Patient ______________________________________ Date _______________
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Childrens Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale CY-BOCS Obsessions Checklist
Check all symptoms that apply (Items marked * may or may not be OCD Phenomena) Current Past Contamination Obsessions
Concern with dirt, germs, certain illnesses (e.g., AIDS) Concerns or disgust with bodily waste or secretions (e.g. urine, feces, saliva) Excessive concern with environmental contaminants (e.g., asbestos, radiation, toxic waste) Excessive concern with household items (e.g., cleaners, solvents) Excessive concern about animals / insects Excessively bothered by sticky substances or residues Concerned will get ill because of contaminant Concerned will get others ill by spreading contaminant (aggressive) No concern with consequences of contamination other than how it might feel * Other (describe) _____________________ Aggressive Obsessions Fear might harm self Fear might harm others Fear harm will come to self Fear harm will come to others (maybe because of something child did or did not do) Violent or horrific images Fear of blurting out obscenities or insults Fear of doing something embarrassing * Fear will act on unwanted impulses (e.g., to stab a family member) Fear will steal things Fear will be responsible for something else terrible happening (e.g. ,fire, burglary, flood) Other (describe) _____________________ Current Past Sexual Obsessions Forbidden or perverse sexual thoughts, images, impulses Content involves homosexuality Sexual behavior towards others (aggressive) Other (describe) _____________________ Hoarding / Saving Obsessions Fear of losing things Other (describe) _____________________ Magical Thoughts / Superstitious Obsessions Lucky / unlucky numbers, colors, words Other (describe) _____________________ Somatic Obsessions Excessive concern with illness or disease * Excessive concern with body part or aspect of appearance (e.g. dysmorphophobia) * Other (describe) _____________________ Religious Obsessions Excessive concern or fear of offending religious objects Excessive concern with right / wrong morally Other (describe) _____________________ Miscellaneous Obsessions The need to know or remember Fear of saying certain things Fear of not saying just the right thing Intrusive (non-violent) images Intrusive sounds, words, music or numbers Other (describe) _____________________
Target Symptom List for Obsessions

OBSESSIONS (describe, listing by order of severity, with #1 being the most sever, #2 second most severe, etc): 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Childrens Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale CY-BOCS Compulsions Checklist
Check all symptoms that apply (Items marked * may or may not be OCD Phenomena)
Current Past Washing / Cleaning Compulsions Excessive or ritualized hand washing Excessive or ritualized showering, bathing, tooth brushing, grooming, toilet routine Excessive cleaning of items, such as personal clothes or important objects Other measures to prevent or remove contact with contaminants Other (describe) _____________________ Checking Compulsions Checking locks, toys, school books / items, etc. Checking associated with getting washed, dressed, or undressed Checking that did not / will not harm others Checking that did not / will not harm self Checking that nothing terrible did / will happen Checking that did not make mistake Checking tied to somatic obsessions Other (describe) _____________________ Repeating Rituals Rereading, erasing, or rewriting Need to repeat activities (e.g. in / out of doorway, up / down from chair) Other (describe) _____________________ Counting Compulsions Objects, certain numbers, words, etc. Other (describe) _____________________ Ordering / Arranging Need for symmetry / evening up (e.g. lining items up a certain way or arranging personal items in specific patterns) Other (describe) _____________________ Current Past Hoarding / Saving Compulsions Distinguish from hobbies and concern with objects of monetary or sentimental value. Difficulty throwing things away, saving bits of paper, string, etc. Other (describe) _____________________ Excessive Games / Superstitious Behaviors Distinguish from age appropriate magical games (e.g. array of behavior, such as sleeping over certain spots on a floor, touching an object / self certain number of times as a routine game to avoid something bad from happening Other (describe) _____________________ Rituals Involving Other Persons The need to involve another person (usually a parent) in ritual (e.g. asking a parent to repeatedly answer the same question, making mother perform certain mealtime rituals involving specific utensils) * Other (describe) _____________________ Miscellaneous Compulsions Mental rituals other than checking / counting Need to tell, ask or confess Measures (not checking) to prevent : harm to self harm to others terrible consequences Ritualized eating behaviors * Excessive list making * Need to touch, tap, rub * Need to do things (e.g. touch or arrange until it feels just right) * Rituals involving blinking or staring * Trichotillomania (hair-pulling) Other self-damaging or self-mutilating behaviors * Other (describe) _____________________
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Childrens Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Target Symptom List for Compulsions
COMPULSIONS (describe, listing by order of severity, with #1 being the most sever, #2 second most severe, etc): 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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