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The Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory (short version, OCI-R)
Psychology: Mental Health1 sample item
About this scale
OCD, Obsessive-compulive disorder is a fairly common mental disorder affecting between and 1 and 2% of the population (see for US or UK ). Self-report questionnaires can help to check how many symptoms people have. One of such self-report questionniares is the Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory (Fao et al., 2002). Note that there are a number of such lists you can find on the internet.
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
Foa, E.B., Huppert, J.D., Leiberg, S. Langner, R., Kichic, R., Hajcak, G., and Salkovskis, P.M. (2002). The obsessive–compulsive inventory: Development and validation of a short version. Psychological Assessment, 14 , 485-496. | Foa, E.B., Kozak, M.J., Salkovskis, P., Coles, M.E., & Amir, N. (1998). The validation of a new obsessive– compulsive disorder scale: The Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory. Psychological Assessment, 10 , 206-214.
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