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OCI Revised

The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Revised (OCI-R) is a self-report measure designed to assess the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) through 18 items across six subscales. Respondents rate their distress on a scale from 0 to 4, with scores indicating potential OCD presence if the total is 18 or more or if any subscale mean is 2.5 or higher. The questionnaire typically takes 5-10 minutes to complete in a quiet setting, with clinicians available to assist as needed.

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OCI Revised

The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Revised (OCI-R) is a self-report measure designed to assess the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) through 18 items across six subscales. Respondents rate their distress on a scale from 0 to 4, with scores indicating potential OCD presence if the total is 18 or more or if any subscale mean is 2.5 or higher. The questionnaire typically takes 5-10 minutes to complete in a quiet setting, with clinicians available to assist as needed.

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The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Revised (OCI-R)

Introduction

The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (OCI) was developed to help determine the


severity of obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD). The Scale was designed as a self-
report measure. When completing the short version of the OCI (OCI-R), respondents are
asked to select a number between 0 and 4 to best describe how much the experience
distressed or bothered them during the past month.

The OCI-R consists of 18 items composing 6 subscales: Washing, Checking, Ordering,


Obsessing (i.e. having obsessional thoughts), Hoarding, and Mental Neutralizing. Each
item is rated on a 5-point (0- 4) scale of symptom distress.

Mean scores are calculated for each of the six subscales, and an overall mean ‘distress’
score is provided (rounded to 2 decimal places). Each score is presented as a mean out of
a possible maximum of ‘4’. A total score of 18 or more, or a mean score of 2.5 or more in
any of the subscales suggests the presence of OCD, but is not diagnostic.

Administration

Respondents should be given appropriate time and space to complete the questionnaire. A
quiet or private room is ideal for administration. Completion of the OCI-R typically takes
5-10 minutes. The clinician administering the OCI-R should introduce it as follows:

“This questionnaire can give me an idea of how things have been going for you in the
past month. So, today is (insert date). One month ago takes us back to (insert date). This
is the period of time that the questionnaire focuses on. The questionnaire asks you to
identify on a scale from 0 to 4 that best describes how much that experience has
distressed or bothered you during the past month. There are no right or wrong answers.
Do not spend too much time on any one statement. Please answer each question, thinking
about how often the difficulty has been occurring and how severe it has been in the past
month.”

0 = Not at all
1 = A little (i.e. Once per week or less)
2 = Moderately (i.e. 2 to 3 times per week)
3 = A lot (i.e. 4 to 5 times per week)
4 = Extremely (i.e. 6 or more times a week)

Do you have any questions?”

The clinician should be sure to be available to the respondent during administration to


answer any questions that arise during completion of the OCI-R After completion of the
measure, the clinician should make sure that all questions were answered. If items were
skipped, the clinician may direct the respondent’s attention to those items and ask the
respondent to complete them.
Scoring

The OCI-R consists of 18 items composing 6 subscales: Washing, Checking, Ordering,


Obsessing (i.e. having obsessional thoughts), Hoarding, and Mental Neutralizing. Each
item is rated on a 5-point (0- 4) scale of symptom distress.

Mean scores are calculated for each of the seven subscales, and an overall mean ‘distress’
score is provided (rounded to 2 decimal places). Each score is presented as a mean out of
a possible maximum of ‘4’. A total score of 18 or more, or a mean score of 2.5 or more in
any of the subscales suggests the presence of OCD, but is not diagnostic.

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