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What does Y-BOCS stand for?

Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (anxiety measurement)


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Samples in periodicals archive:
Although the study had no controls, patients' OCD response was measured using the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) at the start of each psychedelic session and at three other times during the session.
The severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms was gauged by the childrens Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS).
Studies using the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) find that 7%-54% of OCD patients endorse hoarding, but more recent evidence suggests a distinction between the two (Clin.
Patients randomized to lithium demonstrated significantly greater reductions in pathologic gambling thoughts, urges, and behaviors compared to the placebo group as reflected in their steady drop over the 10 weeks in the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale for pathologic gambling scores.
They also showed significant improvement on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale modified for binge eating.
All patients in the study had a primary DSM-IV diagnosis of OCD, had a Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) score of 18 or above, were at least 18 years old, and had no current psychosis or substance dependence.
The 76 patients treated with sertraline had significantly greater improvement on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale at weeks 4, 8, and 12 than the 72 patients receiving fluoxetine in a 24-week, double-blind study.
3 years, with a mean Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale score of 25.

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