Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

DOCS

What it measures

OCD severity along four empirically supported symptom dimensions: contamination, responsibility for harm, unacceptable (taboo) thoughts, symmetry/ordering; each dimension rated on five severity parameters

Length and format

20 (4 dimensions x 5). 5-point (0-4); each subscale 0-20, total 0-80 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Several languages incl. ES, PT, FA, ZH, TR and others; growing cross-cultural base

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Abramowitz, J. S., Deacon, B. J., Olatunji, B. O., et al. (2010). Assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions: development and evaluation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Psychological Assessment, 22(1), 180-198.