Consistency between self-report and clinician-administered versions of the Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale

BACKGROUND: Preliminary efforts to demonstrate the utility of a self-rated version of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) have been promising; however, earlier reports are based on small clinical samples. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the level of agreement between the clinician-administered Y-BOCS and a self-report version. METHODS: Participants included 86 individuals with a principal diagnosis of …