Possible solutions to the shortcomings of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale

OBJECTIVE: The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale is the most frequently used instrument to measure obsessive-compulsive symptom severity. We describe its shortcomings and propose new methods of evaluating current severity and treatment response. METHOD: The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale...

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Main Authors: Juliana Diniz, Victor Fossaluza, Cristina Belotto-Silva, Roseli Gedanke Shavitt, Carlos Alberto Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292015000400003&lng=en&tlng=en