by Aaron T. Beck, MD & David Clark
Purpose: A reliable measure of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Age: 17 years and older
Admin: Individual
Time: 10-20 minutes to administer
The 25-item CBOCI was developed to provide an efficient, yet comprehensive and precise self-report screening instrument for OCD.
Benefits
- Reflects recent advances in theory and research on the key cognitive and behavioural processes underlying Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
- Consistent with current diagnostic criteria for OCD according to DSM–IV.
- Follow up with a more intensive diagnostic interview once the presence of symptoms has been established.
Features
CBOCI perfectly aligns with Beck Scale, which can help in understanding possible comorbidity and in formulating and evaluating treatment.
- Includes 11 items that assess obsessive behaviours and 14 items that assess compulsive behaviours.
- Self-report measure of obsessive-compulsive symptoms is patterned after the BDI-II, with a similar response format and structure.
- CBOCI can be used for depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and suicide ideation assessment.
- Manual and 25 record forms are included in the kit.
